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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 But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So telling his mother that he would be back as soon as possible, he hurried to the bridge.
back
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From this reading So telling his mother that he would be back as soon as possible, he hurried to the bridge.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So telling his mother that he would be back as soon as possible, he hurried to the bridge.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had it not been for his duties on the bridge, Ralph would have continued his search still farther.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Half-a-dozen boats wished to go through the draw, including a string of canal boats, and it was nearly noon before he could leave the spot.
blowing
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From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
boats
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From this reading Half-a-dozen boats wished to go through the draw, including a string of canal boats, and it was nearly noon before he could leave the spot.
bridge
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From this reading Had it not been for his duties on the bridge, Ralph would have continued his search still farther.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
canal
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From this reading Half-a-dozen boats wished to go through the draw, including a string of canal boats, and it was nearly noon before he could leave the spot.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had it not been for his duties on the bridge, Ralph would have continued his search still farther.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Half-a-dozen boats wished to go through the draw, including a string of canal boats, and it was nearly noon before he could leave the spot.
counter
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From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
deck
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From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
draw
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From this reading Half-a-dozen boats wished to go through the draw, including a string of canal boats, and it was nearly noon before he could leave the spot.
dropped
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From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
duties
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From this reading Had it not been for his duties on the bridge, Ralph would have continued his search still farther.
farther
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From this reading Had it not been for his duties on the bridge, Ralph would have continued his search still farther.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had it not been for his duties on the bridge, Ralph would have continued his search still farther.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
GIVEN
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From this reading RALPH IS GIVEN NOTICE.
go
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From this reading Half-a-dozen boats wished to go through the draw, including a string of canal boats, and it was nearly noon before he could leave the spot.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had it not been for his duties on the bridge, Ralph would have continued his search still farther.
Half-a-dozen
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From this reading Half-a-dozen boats wished to go through the draw, including a string of canal boats, and it was nearly noon before he could leave the spot.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had it not been for his duties on the bridge, Ralph would have continued his search still farther.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So telling his mother that he would be back as soon as possible, he hurried to the bridge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Had it not been for his duties on the bridge, Ralph would have continued his search still farther.
horn
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From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
hurried
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From this reading So telling his mother that he would be back as soon as possible, he hurried to the bridge.
including
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From this reading Half-a-dozen boats wished to go through the draw, including a string of canal boats, and it was nearly noon before he could leave the spot.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RALPH IS GIVEN NOTICE.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had it not been for his duties on the bridge, Ralph would have continued his search still farther.
Lake
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From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
leave
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From this reading Half-a-dozen boats wished to go through the draw, including a string of canal boats, and it was nearly noon before he could leave the spot.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
mother
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From this reading So telling his mother that he would be back as soon as possible, he hurried to the bridge.
nearly
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From this reading Half-a-dozen boats wished to go through the draw, including a string of canal boats, and it was nearly noon before he could leave the spot.
noon
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From this reading Half-a-dozen boats wished to go through the draw, including a string of canal boats, and it was nearly noon before he could leave the spot.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had it not been for his duties on the bridge, Ralph would have continued his search still farther.
NOTICE
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From this reading RALPH IS GIVEN NOTICE.
now
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From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
office
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From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Had it not been for his duties on the bridge, Ralph would have continued his search still farther.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
pennies
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From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
persons
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From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
possible
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From this reading So telling his mother that he would be back as soon as possible, he hurried to the bridge.
RALPH
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From this reading RALPH IS GIVEN NOTICE.
sailing
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From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
search
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From this reading Had it not been for his duties on the bridge, Ralph would have continued his search still farther.
several
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From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
Silver
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From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So telling his mother that he would be back as soon as possible, he hurried to the bridge.
soon
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From this reading So telling his mother that he would be back as soon as possible, he hurried to the bridge.
spot
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From this reading Half-a-dozen boats wished to go through the draw, including a string of canal boats, and it was nearly noon before he could leave the spot.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had it not been for his duties on the bridge, Ralph would have continued his search still farther.
string
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From this reading Half-a-dozen boats wished to go through the draw, including a string of canal boats, and it was nearly noon before he could leave the spot.
telling
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From this reading So telling his mother that he would be back as soon as possible, he hurried to the bridge.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So telling his mother that he would be back as soon as possible, he hurried to the bridge.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had it not been for his duties on the bridge, Ralph would have continued his search still farther.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Half-a-dozen boats wished to go through the draw, including a string of canal boats, and it was nearly noon before he could leave the spot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So telling his mother that he would be back as soon as possible, he hurried to the bridge.
up
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From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But already several persons had passed over and dropped their pennies on the counter of the little office, and now a horn was blowing from the deck of the little schooner sailing up Silver Lake.
wished
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From this reading Half-a-dozen boats wished to go through the draw, including a string of canal boats, and it was nearly noon before he could leave the spot.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had it not been for his duties on the bridge, Ralph would have continued his search still farther.
