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Chapter XI
A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again. In midstream it ran full and strong. Watery whisperings arose where swirls boiled over sunken snags. But in the slow eddies and shoal water under each bank the gray canoe moved up-stream under the steady drive of Hollister's paddle. Doris sat in the bow.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Watery whisperings arose where swirls boiled over sunken snags.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “But in the slow eddies and shoal water under each bank the gray canoe moved up-stream under the steady drive of Hollister's paddle.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In midstream it ran full and strong.
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From this reading Watery whisperings arose where swirls boiled over sunken snags.
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From this reading A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.
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From this reading Watery whisperings arose where swirls boiled over sunken snags.
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From this reading Doris sat in the bow.
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From this reading A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the slow eddies and shoal water under each bank the gray canoe moved up-stream under the steady drive of Hollister's paddle.
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From this reading But in the slow eddies and shoal water under each bank the gray canoe moved up-stream under the steady drive of Hollister's paddle.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.
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From this reading Doris sat in the bow.
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From this reading But in the slow eddies and shoal water under each bank the gray canoe moved up-stream under the steady drive of Hollister's paddle.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But in the slow eddies and shoal water under each bank the gray canoe moved up-stream under the steady drive of Hollister's paddle.
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From this reading But in the slow eddies and shoal water under each bank the gray canoe moved up-stream under the steady drive of Hollister's paddle.
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From this reading A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.
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From this reading A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.
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From this reading But in the slow eddies and shoal water under each bank the gray canoe moved up-stream under the steady drive of Hollister's paddle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.
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From this reading A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.
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From this reading But in the slow eddies and shoal water under each bank the gray canoe moved up-stream under the steady drive of Hollister's paddle.
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From this reading A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In midstream it ran full and strong.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In midstream it ran full and strong.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.
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From this reading In midstream it ran full and strong.
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From this reading But in the slow eddies and shoal water under each bank the gray canoe moved up-stream under the steady drive of Hollister's paddle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.
above and across; more than
From this reading Watery whisperings arose where swirls boiled over sunken snags.
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From this reading But in the slow eddies and shoal water under each bank the gray canoe moved up-stream under the steady drive of Hollister's paddle.
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From this reading In midstream it ran full and strong.
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From this reading A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.
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From this reading A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.
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From this reading Doris sat in the bow.
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From this reading But in the slow eddies and shoal water under each bank the gray canoe moved up-stream under the steady drive of Hollister's paddle.
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From this reading But in the slow eddies and shoal water under each bank the gray canoe moved up-stream under the steady drive of Hollister's paddle.
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From this reading Watery whisperings arose where swirls boiled over sunken snags.
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From this reading But in the slow eddies and shoal water under each bank the gray canoe moved up-stream under the steady drive of Hollister's paddle.
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From this reading In midstream it ran full and strong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Watery whisperings arose where swirls boiled over sunken snags.
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From this reading A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.
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From this reading Watery whisperings arose where swirls boiled over sunken snags.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.
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From this reading A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But in the slow eddies and shoal water under each bank the gray canoe moved up-stream under the steady drive of Hollister's paddle.
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From this reading But in the slow eddies and shoal water under each bank the gray canoe moved up-stream under the steady drive of Hollister's paddle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.
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From this reading Watery whisperings arose where swirls boiled over sunken snags.
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From this reading A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.
at the time that
From this reading A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.
in or at the place that
From this reading Watery whisperings arose where swirls boiled over sunken snags.
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From this reading Watery whisperings arose where swirls boiled over sunken snags.
