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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 It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading An aromatic smell of burning followed the schooner, and from the levels at the head of the Inlet a long gray smear blew out across the water.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
Alaska
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From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An aromatic smell of burning followed the schooner, and from the levels at the head of the Inlet a long gray smear blew out across the water.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
aromatic
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From this reading An aromatic smell of burning followed the schooner, and from the levels at the head of the Inlet a long gray smear blew out across the water.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
astern
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An aromatic smell of burning followed the schooner, and from the levels at the head of the Inlet a long gray smear blew out across the water.
Author
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From this reading Author of "Winston of the Prairie," "Delilah of the Snows," "By Right of Purchase," "Lorimer of the Northwest," etc.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
black
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
blew
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From this reading An aromatic smell of burning followed the schooner, and from the levels at the head of the Inlet a long gray smear blew out across the water.
bounds
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From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
breeze
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From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
British
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
brown
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From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
burning
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From this reading An aromatic smell of burning followed the schooner, and from the levels at the head of the Inlet a long gray smear blew out across the water.
busy
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Author of "Winston of the Prairie," "Delilah of the Snows," "By Right of Purchase," "Lorimer of the Northwest," etc.
city
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
clearing
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From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
Columbian
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
coniferous
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From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
creeping
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
curious
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From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
deep-loaded
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From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
Delilah
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From this reading Author of "Winston of the Prairie," "Delilah of the Snows," "By Right of Purchase," "Lorimer of the Northwest," etc.
Dim
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
dusk
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
easterly
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From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
eating
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From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
etc
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From this reading Author of "Winston of the Prairie," "Delilah of the Snows," "By Right of Purchase," "Lorimer of the Northwest," etc.
eyes
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From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
fading
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
faintly
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
feelings
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From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
fire
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From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
followed
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From this reading An aromatic smell of burning followed the schooner, and from the levels at the head of the Inlet a long gray smear blew out across the water.
forest
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From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
fresh
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From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An aromatic smell of burning followed the schooner, and from the levels at the head of the Inlet a long gray smear blew out across the water.
girt
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
gray
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From this reading An aromatic smell of burning followed the schooner, and from the levels at the head of the Inlet a long gray smear blew out across the water.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
hand
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From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
happens
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From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
head
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From this reading An aromatic smell of burning followed the schooner, and from the levels at the head of the Inlet a long gray smear blew out across the water.
heights
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
infrequently
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From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
Inlet
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From this reading An aromatic smell of burning followed the schooner, and from the levels at the head of the Inlet a long gray smear blew out across the water.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
Jim
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From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
levels
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From this reading An aromatic smell of burning followed the schooner, and from the levels at the head of the Inlet a long gray smear blew out across the water.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An aromatic smell of burning followed the schooner, and from the levels at the head of the Inlet a long gray smear blew out across the water.
Lorimer
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From this reading Author of "Winston of the Prairie," "Delilah of the Snows," "By Right of Purchase," "Lorimer of the Northwest," etc.
mazy
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
Narrows
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From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
north
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From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
Northwest
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From this reading Author of "Winston of the Prairie," "Delilah of the Snows," "By Right of Purchase," "Lorimer of the Northwest," etc.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Winston of the Prairie," "Delilah of the Snows," "By Right of Purchase," "Lorimer of the Northwest," etc.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
Oregon
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From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
out
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From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
Pacific
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From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
pines
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
poles
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
Prairie
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From this reading Author of "Winston of the Prairie," "Delilah of the Snows," "By Right of Purchase," "Lorimer of the Northwest," etc.
Purchase
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From this reading Author of "Winston of the Prairie," "Delilah of the Snows," "By Right of Purchase," "Lorimer of the Northwest," etc.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Author of "Winston of the Prairie," "Delilah of the Snows," "By Right of Purchase," "Lorimer of the Northwest," etc.
rolls
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From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
rose
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
s
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From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
seaboard
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From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
slid
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From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
Slope
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From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
slowly
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
smear
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From this reading An aromatic smell of burning followed the schooner, and from the levels at the head of the Inlet a long gray smear blew out across the water.
smell
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From this reading An aromatic smell of burning followed the schooner, and from the levels at the head of the Inlet a long gray smear blew out across the water.
smile
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From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
snow
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
Snows
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From this reading Author of "Winston of the Prairie," "Delilah of the Snows," "By Right of Purchase," "Lorimer of the Northwest," etc.
somebody's
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From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
somewhat
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From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
starboard
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
telegraph
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "Winston of the Prairie," "Delilah of the Snows," "By Right of Purchase," "Lorimer of the Northwest," etc.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
towering
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
Tyee
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From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
Vancouver
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From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
water
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From this reading An aromatic smell of burning followed the schooner, and from the levels at the head of the Inlet a long gray smear blew out across the water.
way
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From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
wet
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From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
wheel
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From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
Wheelock
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From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A fire which had, as not infrequently happens, passed the bounds of somebody's clearing was eating its way into that part of the great coniferous forest that rolls north from Oregon to Alaska along the wet seaboard of the Pacific Slope.
white
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
Winston
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From this reading Author of "Winston of the Prairie," "Delilah of the Snows," "By Right of Purchase," "Lorimer of the Northwest," etc.
wires
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From this reading Dim heights of snow rose faintly white against the creeping dusk above her starboard hand, and the busy British Columbian city, girt with mazy wires and towering telegraph poles, was fading slowly amidst the great black pines astern.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was with somewhat mixed feelings, and a curious little smile in his eyes, that Jim Wheelock stood with a brown hand on the _Tyee_'s wheel as the deep-loaded schooner slid out through Vancouver Narrows before a fresh easterly breeze.
