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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 He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Thank you," said the master of the _Belle Julie_, shifting his chair to leeward and finding another match.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Thank you," said the master of the _Belle Julie_, shifting his chair to leeward and finding another match.
ash
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From this reading For a time Miss Farnham seemed to have forgotten what she came to say, and the ash grew longer on the captain's cigar.
Belle
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From this reading "Thank you," said the master of the _Belle Julie_, shifting his chair to leeward and finding another match.
brown
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From this reading It was another delectable day, and the _Belle Julie_ was still churning the brown flood in the majestic reaches of the lower river.
came
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From this reading For a time Miss Farnham seemed to have forgotten what she came to say, and the ash grew longer on the captain's cigar.
captain's
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From this reading For a time Miss Farnham seemed to have forgotten what she came to say, and the ash grew longer on the captain's cigar.
chair
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From this reading "Thank you," said the master of the _Belle Julie_, shifting his chair to leeward and finding another match.
churning
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From this reading It was another delectable day, and the _Belle Julie_ was still churning the brown flood in the majestic reaches of the lower river.
cigar
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From this reading "Please smoke if you want to," she said, noting the clipped cigar; "I don't mind it in the least."
clipped
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From this reading "Please smoke if you want to," she said, noting the clipped cigar; "I don't mind it in the least."
daughters
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From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
day
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From this reading It was another delectable day, and the _Belle Julie_ was still churning the brown flood in the majestic reaches of the lower river.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
delectable
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From this reading It was another delectable day, and the _Belle Julie_ was still churning the brown flood in the majestic reaches of the lower river.
don't
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From this reading "Please smoke if you want to," she said, noting the clipped cigar; "I don't mind it in the least."
Farnham
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From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
finding
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From this reading "Thank you," said the master of the _Belle Julie_, shifting his chair to leeward and finding another match.
flood
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From this reading It was another delectable day, and the _Belle Julie_ was still churning the brown flood in the majestic reaches of the lower river.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading For a time Miss Farnham seemed to have forgotten what she came to say, and the ash grew longer on the captain's cigar.
grew
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From this reading For a time Miss Farnham seemed to have forgotten what she came to say, and the ash grew longer on the captain's cigar.
grizzled
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From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
grown
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From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
held
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From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Thank you," said the master of the _Belle Julie_, shifting his chair to leeward and finding another match.
home
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From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Please smoke if you want to," she said, noting the clipped cigar; "I don't mind it in the least."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Please smoke if you want to," she said, noting the clipped cigar; "I don't mind it in the least."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Please smoke if you want to," she said, noting the clipped cigar; "I don't mind it in the least."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Please smoke if you want to," she said, noting the clipped cigar; "I don't mind it in the least."
Julie
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From this reading "Thank you," said the master of the _Belle Julie_, shifting his chair to leeward and finding another match.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Please smoke if you want to," she said, noting the clipped cigar; "I don't mind it in the least."
leeward
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From this reading "Thank you," said the master of the _Belle Julie_, shifting his chair to leeward and finding another match.
lived
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From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
longer
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From this reading For a time Miss Farnham seemed to have forgotten what she came to say, and the ash grew longer on the captain's cigar.
Louis
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From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
lower
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From this reading It was another delectable day, and the _Belle Julie_ was still churning the brown flood in the majestic reaches of the lower river.
majestic
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From this reading It was another delectable day, and the _Belle Julie_ was still churning the brown flood in the majestic reaches of the lower river.
master
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From this reading "Thank you," said the master of the _Belle Julie_, shifting his chair to leeward and finding another match.
match
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From this reading "Thank you," said the master of the _Belle Julie_, shifting his chair to leeward and finding another match.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Please smoke if you want to," she said, noting the clipped cigar; "I don't mind it in the least."
Miss
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From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
mother's
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From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
noting
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From this reading "Please smoke if you want to," she said, noting the clipped cigar; "I don't mind it in the least."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Thank you," said the master of the _Belle Julie_, shifting his chair to leeward and finding another match.
old
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From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a time Miss Farnham seemed to have forgotten what she came to say, and the ash grew longer on the captain's cigar.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
otherwise
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From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
own
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From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
place
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From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
Please
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From this reading "Please smoke if you want to," she said, noting the clipped cigar; "I don't mind it in the least."
reaches
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From this reading It was another delectable day, and the _Belle Julie_ was still churning the brown flood in the majestic reaches of the lower river.
reminded
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From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
river
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From this reading It was another delectable day, and the _Belle Julie_ was still churning the brown flood in the majestic reaches of the lower river.
river-sailor
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From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
said
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From this reading "Please smoke if you want to," she said, noting the clipped cigar; "I don't mind it in the least."
say
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From this reading For a time Miss Farnham seemed to have forgotten what she came to say, and the ash grew longer on the captain's cigar.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a time Miss Farnham seemed to have forgotten what she came to say, and the ash grew longer on the captain's cigar.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Please smoke if you want to," she said, noting the clipped cigar; "I don't mind it in the least."
shifting
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From this reading "Thank you," said the master of the _Belle Julie_, shifting his chair to leeward and finding another match.
smoke
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From this reading "Please smoke if you want to," she said, noting the clipped cigar; "I don't mind it in the least."
St
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From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was another delectable day, and the _Belle Julie_ was still churning the brown flood in the majestic reaches of the lower river.
Thank
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From this reading "Thank you," said the master of the _Belle Julie_, shifting his chair to leeward and finding another match.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Please smoke if you want to," she said, noting the clipped cigar; "I don't mind it in the least."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a time Miss Farnham seemed to have forgotten what she came to say, and the ash grew longer on the captain's cigar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Please smoke if you want to," she said, noting the clipped cigar; "I don't mind it in the least."
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
want
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From this reading "Please smoke if you want to," she said, noting the clipped cigar; "I don't mind it in the least."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was another delectable day, and the _Belle Julie_ was still churning the brown flood in the majestic reaches of the lower river.
welcome
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From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For a time Miss Farnham seemed to have forgotten what she came to say, and the ash grew longer on the captain's cigar.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had grown daughters of his own, and Miss Farnham reminded him of the one who lived in St. Louis and took her dead mother's place in a home which would otherwise have held no welcome for a grizzled old river-sailor.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Please smoke if you want to," she said, noting the clipped cigar; "I don't mind it in the least."
