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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 The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
ADVENTURE
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From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
assistance
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From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
back
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From this reading He saw Dick catch Tom from the back and start for shore, and then like a flash the realization of his own situation dawned upon him.
became
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From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
brothers
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From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
catch
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From this reading He saw Dick catch Tom from the back and start for shore, and then like a flash the realization of his own situation dawned upon him.
caught
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From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
dawned
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From this reading He saw Dick catch Tom from the back and start for shore, and then like a flash the realization of his own situation dawned upon him.
Dick
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From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
dizzy
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From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
falling
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From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
FALLS
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From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
Fervently
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From this reading Fervently he prayed they would.
flash
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From this reading He saw Dick catch Tom from the back and start for shore, and then like a flash the realization of his own situation dawned upon him.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
grew
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From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fervently he prayed they would.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He saw Dick catch Tom from the back and start for shore, and then like a flash the realization of his own situation dawned upon him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
hold
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From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
HUMPBACK
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From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Would they reach the tree or the shore in safety?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
keep
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From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
leaped
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From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
like
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From this reading He saw Dick catch Tom from the back and start for shore, and then like a flash the realization of his own situation dawned upon him.
minutes
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From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
off
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From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Would they reach the tree or the shore in safety?
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
from a ship into the water
From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
own
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From this reading He saw Dick catch Tom from the back and start for shore, and then like a flash the realization of his own situation dawned upon him.
prayed
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From this reading Fervently he prayed they would.
presently
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From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
rapid
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From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
reach
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From this reading Would they reach the tree or the shore in safety?
realization
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From this reading He saw Dick catch Tom from the back and start for shore, and then like a flash the realization of his own situation dawned upon him.
safety
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From this reading Would they reach the tree or the shore in safety?
Sam
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From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
Sam's
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From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
SAMS
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From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
saw
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From this reading He saw Dick catch Tom from the back and start for shore, and then like a flash the realization of his own situation dawned upon him.
several
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From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
shore
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From this reading Would they reach the tree or the shore in safety?
side
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From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
situation
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From this reading He saw Dick catch Tom from the back and start for shore, and then like a flash the realization of his own situation dawned upon him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw Dick catch Tom from the back and start for shore, and then like a flash the realization of his own situation dawned upon him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Would they reach the tree or the shore in safety?
then
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From this reading He saw Dick catch Tom from the back and start for shore, and then like a flash the realization of his own situation dawned upon him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Would they reach the tree or the shore in safety?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
tight
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From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
Tom
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From this reading He saw Dick catch Tom from the back and start for shore, and then like a flash the realization of his own situation dawned upon him.
Tom's
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From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
tree
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From this reading Would they reach the tree or the shore in safety?
two
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From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He saw Dick catch Tom from the back and start for shore, and then like a flash the realization of his own situation dawned upon him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SAMS ADVENTURE AT HUMPBACK FALLS For several minutes after Dick leaped overboard to Tom's assistance, Sam's one thought was of his two brothers.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
whirlings
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From this reading The tree went around and around, as a side current caught it, and presently the whirlings became so rapid that Sam grew dizzy, and had to hold tight to keep from falling off.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would they reach the tree or the shore in safety?
