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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 IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Dusky pines hung over the river, wrapping it in grateful shadow, through which the water swirled crystal clear, and the canoe moved slowly down-stream across the slack of an eddy.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dusky pines hung over the river, wrapping it in grateful shadow, through which the water swirled crystal clear, and the canoe moved slowly down-stream across the slack of an eddy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
appeared
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From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
ASSERTS
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From this reading IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
astern
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From this reading Her rod lay unjointed beside her, and two or three big trout gleamed in the bottom of the craft, while Weston, who knelt astern, leisurely dipped the single-bladed paddle.
AUTHORITY
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From this reading IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Her rod lay unjointed beside her, and two or three big trout gleamed in the bottom of the craft, while Weston, who knelt astern, leisurely dipped the single-bladed paddle.
big
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From this reading Her rod lay unjointed beside her, and two or three big trout gleamed in the bottom of the craft, while Weston, who knelt astern, leisurely dipped the single-bladed paddle.
birch
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From this reading IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
bottom
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From this reading Her rod lay unjointed beside her, and two or three big trout gleamed in the bottom of the craft, while Weston, who knelt astern, leisurely dipped the single-bladed paddle.
boulders
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From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
broke
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From this reading The deep roar it made broke soothingly through the drowsy heat, and Ida listened languidly while she watched the pines slide past.
canoe
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From this reading IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
carefully
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From this reading IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
clear
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From this reading Dusky pines hung over the river, wrapping it in grateful shadow, through which the water swirled crystal clear, and the canoe moved slowly down-stream across the slack of an eddy.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Her rod lay unjointed beside her, and two or three big trout gleamed in the bottom of the craft, while Weston, who knelt astern, leisurely dipped the single-bladed paddle.
crystal
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From this reading Dusky pines hung over the river, wrapping it in grateful shadow, through which the water swirled crystal clear, and the canoe moved slowly down-stream across the slack of an eddy.
deep
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From this reading The deep roar it made broke soothingly through the drowsy heat, and Ida listened languidly while she watched the pines slide past.
dipped
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From this reading Her rod lay unjointed beside her, and two or three big trout gleamed in the bottom of the craft, while Weston, who knelt astern, leisurely dipped the single-bladed paddle.
down
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From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
down-stream
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From this reading Dusky pines hung over the river, wrapping it in grateful shadow, through which the water swirled crystal clear, and the canoe moved slowly down-stream across the slack of an eddy.
drowsy
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From this reading The deep roar it made broke soothingly through the drowsy heat, and Ida listened languidly while she watched the pines slide past.
Dusky
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From this reading Dusky pines hung over the river, wrapping it in grateful shadow, through which the water swirled crystal clear, and the canoe moved slowly down-stream across the slack of an eddy.
eddy
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From this reading Dusky pines hung over the river, wrapping it in grateful shadow, through which the water swirled crystal clear, and the canoe moved slowly down-stream across the slack of an eddy.
Farther
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From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
fishing
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From this reading IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
fragile
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From this reading IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
frothed
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From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
furiously
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From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
gleamed
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From this reading Her rod lay unjointed beside her, and two or three big trout gleamed in the bottom of the craft, while Weston, who knelt astern, leisurely dipped the single-bladed paddle.
grateful
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From this reading Dusky pines hung over the river, wrapping it in grateful shadow, through which the water swirled crystal clear, and the canoe moved slowly down-stream across the slack of an eddy.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
green
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From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
heat
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From this reading The deep roar it made broke soothingly through the drowsy heat, and Ida listened languidly while she watched the pines slide past.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
hot
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From this reading IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
hung
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From this reading Dusky pines hung over the river, wrapping it in grateful shadow, through which the water swirled crystal clear, and the canoe moved slowly down-stream across the slack of an eddy.
IDA
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From this reading IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
knelt
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From this reading Her rod lay unjointed beside her, and two or three big trout gleamed in the bottom of the craft, while Weston, who knelt astern, leisurely dipped the single-bladed paddle.
languidly
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From this reading The deep roar it made broke soothingly through the drowsy heat, and Ida listened languidly while she watched the pines slide past.
latter
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From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
lay
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From this reading Her rod lay unjointed beside her, and two or three big trout gleamed in the bottom of the craft, while Weston, who knelt astern, leisurely dipped the single-bladed paddle.
leaped
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From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
leisurely
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From this reading Her rod lay unjointed beside her, and two or three big trout gleamed in the bottom of the craft, while Weston, who knelt astern, leisurely dipped the single-bladed paddle.
listened
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From this reading The deep roar it made broke soothingly through the drowsy heat, and Ida listened languidly while she watched the pines slide past.
made
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From this reading The deep roar it made broke soothingly through the drowsy heat, and Ida listened languidly while she watched the pines slide past.
middle
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From this reading IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
midst
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From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
moved
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From this reading Dusky pines hung over the river, wrapping it in grateful shadow, through which the water swirled crystal clear, and the canoe moved slowly down-stream across the slack of an eddy.
narrow
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From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her rod lay unjointed beside her, and two or three big trout gleamed in the bottom of the craft, while Weston, who knelt astern, leisurely dipped the single-bladed paddle.
out
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From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dusky pines hung over the river, wrapping it in grateful shadow, through which the water swirled crystal clear, and the canoe moved slowly down-stream across the slack of an eddy.
paddle
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From this reading Her rod lay unjointed beside her, and two or three big trout gleamed in the bottom of the craft, while Weston, who knelt astern, leisurely dipped the single-bladed paddle.
past
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From this reading The deep roar it made broke soothingly through the drowsy heat, and Ida listened languidly while she watched the pines slide past.
pines
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From this reading Dusky pines hung over the river, wrapping it in grateful shadow, through which the water swirled crystal clear, and the canoe moved slowly down-stream across the slack of an eddy.
rapid
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From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
river
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From this reading Dusky pines hung over the river, wrapping it in grateful shadow, through which the water swirled crystal clear, and the canoe moved slowly down-stream across the slack of an eddy.
roar
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From this reading The deep roar it made broke soothingly through the drowsy heat, and Ida listened languidly while she watched the pines slide past.
rod
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From this reading Her rod lay unjointed beside her, and two or three big trout gleamed in the bottom of the craft, while Weston, who knelt astern, leisurely dipped the single-bladed paddle.
rush
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From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
sat
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From this reading IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Dusky pines hung over the river, wrapping it in grateful shadow, through which the water swirled crystal clear, and the canoe moved slowly down-stream across the slack of an eddy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The deep roar it made broke soothingly through the drowsy heat, and Ida listened languidly while she watched the pines slide past.
single-bladed
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From this reading Her rod lay unjointed beside her, and two or three big trout gleamed in the bottom of the craft, while Weston, who knelt astern, leisurely dipped the single-bladed paddle.
slack
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From this reading Dusky pines hung over the river, wrapping it in grateful shadow, through which the water swirled crystal clear, and the canoe moved slowly down-stream across the slack of an eddy.
slide
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From this reading The deep roar it made broke soothingly through the drowsy heat, and Ida listened languidly while she watched the pines slide past.
slowly
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From this reading Dusky pines hung over the river, wrapping it in grateful shadow, through which the water swirled crystal clear, and the canoe moved slowly down-stream across the slack of an eddy.
soothingly
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From this reading The deep roar it made broke soothingly through the drowsy heat, and Ida listened languidly while she watched the pines slide past.
stream
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From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
strip
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From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
swirled
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From this reading Dusky pines hung over the river, wrapping it in grateful shadow, through which the water swirled crystal clear, and the canoe moved slowly down-stream across the slack of an eddy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
then
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From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
there
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From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
three
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From this reading Her rod lay unjointed beside her, and two or three big trout gleamed in the bottom of the craft, while Weston, who knelt astern, leisurely dipped the single-bladed paddle.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dusky pines hung over the river, wrapping it in grateful shadow, through which the water swirled crystal clear, and the canoe moved slowly down-stream across the slack of an eddy.
tired
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From this reading IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
trout
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From this reading Her rod lay unjointed beside her, and two or three big trout gleamed in the bottom of the craft, while Weston, who knelt astern, leisurely dipped the single-bladed paddle.
two
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From this reading Her rod lay unjointed beside her, and two or three big trout gleamed in the bottom of the craft, while Weston, who knelt astern, leisurely dipped the single-bladed paddle.
unjointed
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From this reading Her rod lay unjointed beside her, and two or three big trout gleamed in the bottom of the craft, while Weston, who knelt astern, leisurely dipped the single-bladed paddle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
watched
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From this reading The deep roar it made broke soothingly through the drowsy heat, and Ida listened languidly while she watched the pines slide past.
water
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From this reading Dusky pines hung over the river, wrapping it in grateful shadow, through which the water swirled crystal clear, and the canoe moved slowly down-stream across the slack of an eddy.
Weston
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From this reading Her rod lay unjointed beside her, and two or three big trout gleamed in the bottom of the craft, while Weston, who knelt astern, leisurely dipped the single-bladed paddle.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dusky pines hung over the river, wrapping it in grateful shadow, through which the water swirled crystal clear, and the canoe moved slowly down-stream across the slack of an eddy.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Her rod lay unjointed beside her, and two or three big trout gleamed in the bottom of the craft, while Weston, who knelt astern, leisurely dipped the single-bladed paddle.
white
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From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading IDA ASSERTS HER AUTHORITY It was a hot afternoon, and Ida, who was tired of fishing, sat carefully in the middle of a fragile birch canoe.
wild
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From this reading Farther out, the stream frothed furiously among great boulders and then leaped in a wild white rush down a rapid, though here and there a narrow strip of green water appeared in the midst of the latter.
wrapping
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From this reading Dusky pines hung over the river, wrapping it in grateful shadow, through which the water swirled crystal clear, and the canoe moved slowly down-stream across the slack of an eddy.
