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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 By a few vigorous strokes the little boat was quickly sent ashore.
alarmed
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From this reading Water at once began to pour into the skiff but the boys were so near the land that neither was greatly alarmed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leaping out upon the dry land both Fred and John seized the gunwale and together brought the skiff far up from the water.
ashore
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From this reading By a few vigorous strokes the little boat was quickly sent ashore.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Water at once began to pour into the skiff but the boys were so near the land that neither was greatly alarmed.
began
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From this reading Water at once began to pour into the skiff but the boys were so near the land that neither was greatly alarmed.
boat
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From this reading By a few vigorous strokes the little boat was quickly sent ashore.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Leaping out upon the dry land both Fred and John seized the gunwale and together brought the skiff far up from the water.
boys
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From this reading Water at once began to pour into the skiff but the boys were so near the land that neither was greatly alarmed.
brought
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From this reading Leaping out upon the dry land both Fred and John seized the gunwale and together brought the skiff far up from the water.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Water at once began to pour into the skiff but the boys were so near the land that neither was greatly alarmed.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By a few vigorous strokes the little boat was quickly sent ashore.
dry
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From this reading Leaping out upon the dry land both Fred and John seized the gunwale and together brought the skiff far up from the water.
far
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From this reading Leaping out upon the dry land both Fred and John seized the gunwale and together brought the skiff far up from the water.
few
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From this reading By a few vigorous strokes the little boat was quickly sent ashore.
fish
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From this reading "That's a pretty kettle of fish," said Fred.
Fred
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From this reading Leaping out upon the dry land both Fred and John seized the gunwale and together brought the skiff far up from the water.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Leaping out upon the dry land both Fred and John seized the gunwale and together brought the skiff far up from the water.
greatly
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From this reading Water at once began to pour into the skiff but the boys were so near the land that neither was greatly alarmed.
gunwale
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From this reading Leaping out upon the dry land both Fred and John seized the gunwale and together brought the skiff far up from the water.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Water at once began to pour into the skiff but the boys were so near the land that neither was greatly alarmed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Just look at it!
John
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From this reading Leaping out upon the dry land both Fred and John seized the gunwale and together brought the skiff far up from the water.
Just
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From this reading "Just look at it!
kettle
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From this reading "That's a pretty kettle of fish," said Fred.
land
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From this reading Water at once began to pour into the skiff but the boys were so near the land that neither was greatly alarmed.
Leaping
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From this reading Leaping out upon the dry land both Fred and John seized the gunwale and together brought the skiff far up from the water.
little
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From this reading By a few vigorous strokes the little boat was quickly sent ashore.
look
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From this reading "Just look at it!
near
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From this reading Water at once began to pour into the skiff but the boys were so near the land that neither was greatly alarmed.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Water at once began to pour into the skiff but the boys were so near the land that neither was greatly alarmed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That's a pretty kettle of fish," said Fred.
once
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From this reading Water at once began to pour into the skiff but the boys were so near the land that neither was greatly alarmed.
out
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From this reading Leaping out upon the dry land both Fred and John seized the gunwale and together brought the skiff far up from the water.
pour
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From this reading Water at once began to pour into the skiff but the boys were so near the land that neither was greatly alarmed.
pretty
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From this reading "That's a pretty kettle of fish," said Fred.
quickly
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From this reading By a few vigorous strokes the little boat was quickly sent ashore.
said
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From this reading "That's a pretty kettle of fish," said Fred.
seized
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From this reading Leaping out upon the dry land both Fred and John seized the gunwale and together brought the skiff far up from the water.
sent
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From this reading By a few vigorous strokes the little boat was quickly sent ashore.
skiff
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From this reading Water at once began to pour into the skiff but the boys were so near the land that neither was greatly alarmed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Water at once began to pour into the skiff but the boys were so near the land that neither was greatly alarmed.
strokes
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From this reading By a few vigorous strokes the little boat was quickly sent ashore.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Water at once began to pour into the skiff but the boys were so near the land that neither was greatly alarmed.
That's
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From this reading "That's a pretty kettle of fish," said Fred.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Water at once began to pour into the skiff but the boys were so near the land that neither was greatly alarmed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Water at once began to pour into the skiff but the boys were so near the land that neither was greatly alarmed.
together
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From this reading Leaping out upon the dry land both Fred and John seized the gunwale and together brought the skiff far up from the water.
up
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From this reading Leaping out upon the dry land both Fred and John seized the gunwale and together brought the skiff far up from the water.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Leaping out upon the dry land both Fred and John seized the gunwale and together brought the skiff far up from the water.
vigorous
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From this reading By a few vigorous strokes the little boat was quickly sent ashore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Water at once began to pour into the skiff but the boys were so near the land that neither was greatly alarmed.
Water
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From this reading Water at once began to pour into the skiff but the boys were so near the land that neither was greatly alarmed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Water at once began to pour into the skiff but the boys were so near the land that neither was greatly alarmed.
