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account
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From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
adieus
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From this reading I saw Captain Blastblow waving his adieus to me, as though he intended to run away from us, notwithstanding his former experience.
ahead
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From this reading I stopped the screw to allow the other steamer to go clear of the Sylvania, and she went ahead several lengths before we could recover our headway.
allow
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From this reading I stopped the screw to allow the other steamer to go clear of the Sylvania, and she went ahead several lengths before we could recover our headway.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
away
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From this reading I saw Captain Blastblow waving his adieus to me, as though he intended to run away from us, notwithstanding his former experience.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I stopped the screw to allow the other steamer to go clear of the Sylvania, and she went ahead several lengths before we could recover our headway.
Blastblow
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From this reading I saw Captain Blastblow waving his adieus to me, as though he intended to run away from us, notwithstanding his former experience.
called
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From this reading "Let her out, Moses," I called to the engineer through the speaking-tube.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I saw Captain Blastblow waving his adieus to me, as though he intended to run away from us, notwithstanding his former experience.
clear
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From this reading I stopped the screw to allow the other steamer to go clear of the Sylvania, and she went ahead several lengths before we could recover our headway.
Colonel
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From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I stopped the screw to allow the other steamer to go clear of the Sylvania, and she went ahead several lengths before we could recover our headway.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
engineer
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From this reading "Let her out, Moses," I called to the engineer through the speaking-tube.
experience
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From this reading I saw Captain Blastblow waving his adieus to me, as though he intended to run away from us, notwithstanding his former experience.
family
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From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
former
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From this reading I saw Captain Blastblow waving his adieus to me, as though he intended to run away from us, notwithstanding his former experience.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I saw Captain Blastblow waving his adieus to me, as though he intended to run away from us, notwithstanding his former experience.
go
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From this reading I stopped the screw to allow the other steamer to go clear of the Sylvania, and she went ahead several lengths before we could recover our headway.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I saw Captain Blastblow waving his adieus to me, as though he intended to run away from us, notwithstanding his former experience.
headway
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From this reading I stopped the screw to allow the other steamer to go clear of the Sylvania, and she went ahead several lengths before we could recover our headway.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Let her out, Moses," I called to the engineer through the speaking-tube.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I saw Captain Blastblow waving his adieus to me, as though he intended to run away from us, notwithstanding his former experience.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stopped the screw to allow the other steamer to go clear of the Sylvania, and she went ahead several lengths before we could recover our headway.
intended
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From this reading I saw Captain Blastblow waving his adieus to me, as though he intended to run away from us, notwithstanding his former experience.
Islander
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From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
lengths
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From this reading I stopped the screw to allow the other steamer to go clear of the Sylvania, and she went ahead several lengths before we could recover our headway.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let her out, Moses," I called to the engineer through the speaking-tube.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I saw Captain Blastblow waving his adieus to me, as though he intended to run away from us, notwithstanding his former experience.
MISSISSIPPI
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From this reading UP THE MISSISSIPPI.
Moses
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From this reading "Let her out, Moses," I called to the engineer through the speaking-tube.
notwithstanding
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From this reading I saw Captain Blastblow waving his adieus to me, as though he intended to run away from us, notwithstanding his former experience.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
other
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From this reading I stopped the screw to allow the other steamer to go clear of the Sylvania, and she went ahead several lengths before we could recover our headway.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I stopped the screw to allow the other steamer to go clear of the Sylvania, and she went ahead several lengths before we could recover our headway.
out
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From this reading "Let her out, Moses," I called to the engineer through the speaking-tube.
own
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From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
recover
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From this reading I stopped the screw to allow the other steamer to go clear of the Sylvania, and she went ahead several lengths before we could recover our headway.
run
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From this reading I saw Captain Blastblow waving his adieus to me, as though he intended to run away from us, notwithstanding his former experience.
saw
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From this reading I saw Captain Blastblow waving his adieus to me, as though he intended to run away from us, notwithstanding his former experience.
screw
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From this reading I stopped the screw to allow the other steamer to go clear of the Sylvania, and she went ahead several lengths before we could recover our headway.
several
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From this reading I stopped the screw to allow the other steamer to go clear of the Sylvania, and she went ahead several lengths before we could recover our headway.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I stopped the screw to allow the other steamer to go clear of the Sylvania, and she went ahead several lengths before we could recover our headway.
Shepard
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From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
soon
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From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
speaking-tube
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From this reading "Let her out, Moses," I called to the engineer through the speaking-tube.
steamer
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From this reading I stopped the screw to allow the other steamer to go clear of the Sylvania, and she went ahead several lengths before we could recover our headway.
stemmed
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From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stopped the screw to allow the other steamer to go clear of the Sylvania, and she went ahead several lengths before we could recover our headway.
swift
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From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
Sylvania
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From this reading I stopped the screw to allow the other steamer to go clear of the Sylvania, and she went ahead several lengths before we could recover our headway.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UP THE MISSISSIPPI.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I saw Captain Blastblow waving his adieus to me, as though he intended to run away from us, notwithstanding his former experience.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Let her out, Moses," I called to the engineer through the speaking-tube.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
transferred
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From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
two
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From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
unlashed
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From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
UP
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From this reading UP THE MISSISSIPPI.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I saw Captain Blastblow waving his adieus to me, as though he intended to run away from us, notwithstanding his former experience.
vessels
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From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
waving
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From this reading I saw Captain Blastblow waving his adieus to me, as though he intended to run away from us, notwithstanding his former experience.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As soon as we had transferred the family of Colonel Shepard to the Islander, we unlashed the two vessels, and each stemmed the swift current of the Mississippi on its own account.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stopped the screw to allow the other steamer to go clear of the Sylvania, and she went ahead several lengths before we could recover our headway.
