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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 Tom from Mattawa, grasping a dripping pole, stood up in the bow.
aching
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From this reading It was several years since he had undertaken any severe manual labour, though he was by no means unused to it, and he was cramped and aching in every limb.
acquire
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Wheeler's hands were blistered from gripping the paddle-haft, and his knees were raw, where he had pressed them against the bottom of the craft to obtain a purchase.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
any
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From this reading It was several years since he had undertaken any severe manual labour, though he was by no means unused to it, and he was cramped and aching in every limb.
astern
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
back
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
blistered
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From this reading Wheeler's hands were blistered from gripping the paddle-haft, and his knees were raw, where he had pressed them against the bottom of the craft to obtain a purchase.
boat
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From this reading Gordon and Wheeler, the pulp-mill manager, knelt in the middle of the boat.
bottom
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From this reading Wheeler's hands were blistered from gripping the paddle-haft, and his knees were raw, where he had pressed them against the bottom of the craft to obtain a purchase.
bow
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From this reading Tom from Mattawa, grasping a dripping pole, stood up in the bow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was several years since he had undertaken any severe manual labour, though he was by no means unused to it, and he was cramped and aching in every limb.
CALLING
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
canoe
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
CANON
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
craft
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From this reading Wheeler's hands were blistered from gripping the paddle-haft, and his knees were raw, where he had pressed them against the bottom of the craft to obtain a purchase.
cramped
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From this reading It was several years since he had undertaken any severe manual labour, though he was by no means unused to it, and he was cramped and aching in every limb.
crouched
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
difficult
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
dripping
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From this reading Tom from Mattawa, grasping a dripping pole, stood up in the bow.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was several years since he had undertaken any severe manual labour, though he was by no means unused to it, and he was cramped and aching in every limb.
feathering
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
four
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tom from Mattawa, grasping a dripping pole, stood up in the bow.
Gordon
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From this reading Gordon and Wheeler, the pulp-mill manager, knelt in the middle of the boat.
grasping
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From this reading Tom from Mattawa, grasping a dripping pole, stood up in the bow.
gripping
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From this reading Wheeler's hands were blistered from gripping the paddle-haft, and his knees were raw, where he had pressed them against the bottom of the craft to obtain a purchase.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
hands
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From this reading Wheeler's hands were blistered from gripping the paddle-haft, and his knees were raw, where he had pressed them against the bottom of the craft to obtain a purchase.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wheeler's hands were blistered from gripping the paddle-haft, and his knees were raw, where he had pressed them against the bottom of the craft to obtain a purchase.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was several years since he had undertaken any severe manual labour, though he was by no means unused to it, and he was cramped and aching in every limb.
just
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
knees
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From this reading Wheeler's hands were blistered from gripping the paddle-haft, and his knees were raw, where he had pressed them against the bottom of the craft to obtain a purchase.
knelt
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From this reading Gordon and Wheeler, the pulp-mill manager, knelt in the middle of the boat.
labour
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From this reading It was several years since he had undertaken any severe manual labour, though he was by no means unused to it, and he was cramped and aching in every limb.
limb
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From this reading It was several years since he had undertaken any severe manual labour, though he was by no means unused to it, and he was cramped and aching in every limb.
manager
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From this reading Gordon and Wheeler, the pulp-mill manager, knelt in the middle of the boat.
manual
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From this reading It was several years since he had undertaken any severe manual labour, though he was by no means unused to it, and he was cramped and aching in every limb.
Mattawa
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From this reading Tom from Mattawa, grasping a dripping pole, stood up in the bow.
means
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From this reading It was several years since he had undertaken any severe manual labour, though he was by no means unused to it, and he was cramped and aching in every limb.
men
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
middle
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From this reading Gordon and Wheeler, the pulp-mill manager, knelt in the middle of the boat.
Nasmyth
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was several years since he had undertaken any severe manual labour, though he was by no means unused to it, and he was cramped and aching in every limb.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading Wheeler's hands were blistered from gripping the paddle-haft, and his knees were raw, where he had pressed them against the bottom of the craft to obtain a purchase.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
paddle
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
paddle-haft
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From this reading Wheeler's hands were blistered from gripping the paddle-haft, and his knees were raw, where he had pressed them against the bottom of the craft to obtain a purchase.
pole
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From this reading Tom from Mattawa, grasping a dripping pole, stood up in the bow.
pool
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
pressed
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From this reading Wheeler's hands were blistered from gripping the paddle-haft, and his knees were raw, where he had pressed them against the bottom of the craft to obtain a purchase.
pulp-mill
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From this reading Gordon and Wheeler, the pulp-mill manager, knelt in the middle of the boat.
purchase
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From this reading Wheeler's hands were blistered from gripping the paddle-haft, and his knees were raw, where he had pressed them against the bottom of the craft to obtain a purchase.
raw
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From this reading Wheeler's hands were blistered from gripping the paddle-haft, and his knees were raw, where he had pressed them against the bottom of the craft to obtain a purchase.
several
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From this reading It was several years since he had undertaken any severe manual labour, though he was by no means unused to it, and he was cramped and aching in every limb.
severe
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From this reading It was several years since he had undertaken any severe manual labour, though he was by no means unused to it, and he was cramped and aching in every limb.
shot
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was several years since he had undertaken any severe manual labour, though he was by no means unused to it, and he was cramped and aching in every limb.
Siwash
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Tom from Mattawa, grasping a dripping pole, stood up in the bow.
stroke
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Wheeler's hands were blistered from gripping the paddle-haft, and his knees were raw, where he had pressed them against the bottom of the craft to obtain a purchase.
There
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was several years since he had undertaken any severe manual labour, though he was by no means unused to it, and he was cramped and aching in every limb.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
Tom
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From this reading Tom from Mattawa, grasping a dripping pole, stood up in the bow.
undertaken
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From this reading It was several years since he had undertaken any severe manual labour, though he was by no means unused to it, and he was cramped and aching in every limb.
unused
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From this reading It was several years since he had undertaken any severe manual labour, though he was by no means unused to it, and he was cramped and aching in every limb.
up
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From this reading Tom from Mattawa, grasping a dripping pole, stood up in the bow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was several years since he had undertaken any severe manual labour, though he was by no means unused to it, and he was cramped and aching in every limb.
weary
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
wet
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
Wheeler
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From this reading Gordon and Wheeler, the pulp-mill manager, knelt in the middle of the boat.
Wheeler's
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From this reading Wheeler's hands were blistered from gripping the paddle-haft, and his knees were raw, where he had pressed them against the bottom of the craft to obtain a purchase.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Wheeler's hands were blistered from gripping the paddle-haft, and his knees were raw, where he had pressed them against the bottom of the craft to obtain a purchase.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
whirling
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From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CALLING CANON There were four wet and weary men in the Siwash canoe that Nasmyth, who crouched astern, had just shot across the whirling pool with the back feathering stroke of his paddle which is so difficult to acquire.
years
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From this reading It was several years since he had undertaken any severe manual labour, though he was by no means unused to it, and he was cramped and aching in every limb.
