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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 They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Day after day we now sailed northward, until we reached the little town at which we had embarked.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come and see," I shouted back, "and perhaps you will laugh, too."
ashore
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From this reading The three men came; they had to wade ashore; and when they came they laughed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Day after day we now sailed northward, until we reached the little town at which we had embarked.
back
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From this reading "Come and see," I shouted back, "and perhaps you will laugh, too."
beards
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From this reading Here we discarded our blue flannels and three half-grown beards, and slowly made our way through woods and lakes and tortuous streams to the upper waters of the St. John's.
blue
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From this reading Here we discarded our blue flannels and three half-grown beards, and slowly made our way through woods and lakes and tortuous streams to the upper waters of the St. John's.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
came
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From this reading The three men came; they had to wade ashore; and when they came they laughed.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come and see," I shouted back, "and perhaps you will laugh, too."
Day
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From this reading Day after day we now sailed northward, until we reached the little town at which we had embarked.
deal
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From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
discarded
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From this reading Here we discarded our blue flannels and three half-grown beards, and slowly made our way through woods and lakes and tortuous streams to the upper waters of the St. John's.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
embarked
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From this reading Day after day we now sailed northward, until we reached the little town at which we had embarked.
Euphemia
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From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
flannels
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From this reading Here we discarded our blue flannels and three half-grown beards, and slowly made our way through woods and lakes and tortuous streams to the upper waters of the St. John's.
go
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From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The three men came; they had to wade ashore; and when they came they laughed.
half-grown
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From this reading Here we discarded our blue flannels and three half-grown beards, and slowly made our way through woods and lakes and tortuous streams to the upper waters of the St. John's.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here we discarded our blue flannels and three half-grown beards, and slowly made our way through woods and lakes and tortuous streams to the upper waters of the St. John's.
hold
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From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Come and see," I shouted back, "and perhaps you will laugh, too."
John's
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From this reading Here we discarded our blue flannels and three half-grown beards, and slowly made our way through woods and lakes and tortuous streams to the upper waters of the St. John's.
lakes
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From this reading Here we discarded our blue flannels and three half-grown beards, and slowly made our way through woods and lakes and tortuous streams to the upper waters of the St. John's.
laugh
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From this reading "Come and see," I shouted back, "and perhaps you will laugh, too."
laughed
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From this reading The three men came; they had to wade ashore; and when they came they laughed.
leg
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From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
made
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From this reading Here we discarded our blue flannels and three half-grown beards, and slowly made our way through woods and lakes and tortuous streams to the upper waters of the St. John's.
men
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From this reading The three men came; they had to wade ashore; and when they came they laughed.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
northward
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From this reading Day after day we now sailed northward, until we reached the little town at which we had embarked.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
now
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From this reading Day after day we now sailed northward, until we reached the little town at which we had embarked.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Here we discarded our blue flannels and three half-grown beards, and slowly made our way through woods and lakes and tortuous streams to the upper waters of the St. John's.
out
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From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
pelican
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From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
perhaps
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From this reading "Come and see," I shouted back, "and perhaps you will laugh, too."
plank
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From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
reached
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From this reading Day after day we now sailed northward, until we reached the little town at which we had embarked.
sailed
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From this reading Day after day we now sailed northward, until we reached the little town at which we had embarked.
see
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From this reading "Come and see," I shouted back, "and perhaps you will laugh, too."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come and see," I shouted back, "and perhaps you will laugh, too."
slowly
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From this reading Here we discarded our blue flannels and three half-grown beards, and slowly made our way through woods and lakes and tortuous streams to the upper waters of the St. John's.
St
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From this reading Here we discarded our blue flannels and three half-grown beards, and slowly made our way through woods and lakes and tortuous streams to the upper waters of the St. John's.
streams
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From this reading Here we discarded our blue flannels and three half-grown beards, and slowly made our way through woods and lakes and tortuous streams to the upper waters of the St. John's.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The three men came; they had to wade ashore; and when they came they laughed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The three men came; they had to wade ashore; and when they came they laughed.
three
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From this reading The three men came; they had to wade ashore; and when they came they laughed.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here we discarded our blue flannels and three half-grown beards, and slowly made our way through woods and lakes and tortuous streams to the upper waters of the St. John's.
tight
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From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The three men came; they had to wade ashore; and when they came they laughed.
too
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From this reading "Come and see," I shouted back, "and perhaps you will laugh, too."
tortuous
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From this reading Here we discarded our blue flannels and three half-grown beards, and slowly made our way through woods and lakes and tortuous streams to the upper waters of the St. John's.
town
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From this reading Day after day we now sailed northward, until we reached the little town at which we had embarked.
trouble
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From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
upper
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From this reading Here we discarded our blue flannels and three half-grown beards, and slowly made our way through woods and lakes and tortuous streams to the upper waters of the St. John's.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
wade
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From this reading The three men came; they had to wade ashore; and when they came they laughed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
waters
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From this reading Here we discarded our blue flannels and three half-grown beards, and slowly made our way through woods and lakes and tortuous streams to the upper waters of the St. John's.
way
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From this reading Here we discarded our blue flannels and three half-grown beards, and slowly made our way through woods and lakes and tortuous streams to the upper waters of the St. John's.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Day after day we now sailed northward, until we reached the little town at which we had embarked.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The three men came; they had to wade ashore; and when they came they laughed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Day after day we now sailed northward, until we reached the little town at which we had embarked.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Come and see," I shouted back, "and perhaps you will laugh, too."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
woods
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From this reading Here we discarded our blue flannels and three half-grown beards, and slowly made our way through woods and lakes and tortuous streams to the upper waters of the St. John's.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They brought a plank, and with a good deal of trouble they drew us out, but Euphemia would not let go of her leg of the little pelican until she was sure I had a tight hold of mine.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come and see," I shouted back, "and perhaps you will laugh, too."
