Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

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From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

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From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

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From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

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From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

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From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

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From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

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From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

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From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

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From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

pleasantly occupied

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

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being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

the act of burning something

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

showing who or what does the action

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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

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being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

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be a farmer; work as a farmer

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plural of “fence” — a barrier that serves to enclose an area

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

being ten more than thirty

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an ornamental facade

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

the act of departing

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

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cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934)

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plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

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inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

produced by a manufacturing process

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a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

the light of the Moon

From this reading "They sailed on, in the moonlight."

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Author of "The Sandman: His Farm Stories," "The Sandman: More Farm Stories," "The Sandman: His Ship Stories," etc.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "They sailed on, in the moonlight."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

plural of “porpoise” — any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

by chance

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

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past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading "They sailed on, in the moonlight."

an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy

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cut with a saw

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

an educational institution

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

transport commercially

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on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

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happening unexpectedly

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

inflected form of “swim” — travel through water

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "They sailed on, in the moonlight."

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

the act of using

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

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the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading (See page 297) _Frontispiece_ "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11 "They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23 "A great tree that was blown down" 29 "It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42 "They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

in the company of; together with

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used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "They had more porpoises on deck than you would have thought that they could possibly use" 55 "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65 "They amused themselves for a long time" 72 "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78