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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 A MAN IN A BOAT.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On a very pleasant afternoon that fall, a man came down Crooked Creek in a small flat-bottomed boat.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He rowed leisurely, as if he had been rowing a long distance and felt a little tired.
approached
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From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He rowed leisurely, as if he had been rowing a long distance and felt a little tired.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He rowed leisurely, as if he had been rowing a long distance and felt a little tired.
BOAT
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From this reading A MAN IN A BOAT.
bridge
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From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
cabin
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From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
came
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From this reading On a very pleasant afternoon that fall, a man came down Crooked Creek in a small flat-bottomed boat.
Creek
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From this reading On a very pleasant afternoon that fall, a man came down Crooked Creek in a small flat-bottomed boat.
Crooked
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From this reading On a very pleasant afternoon that fall, a man came down Crooked Creek in a small flat-bottomed boat.
crossed
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From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
distance
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From this reading He rowed leisurely, as if he had been rowing a long distance and felt a little tired.
down
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From this reading On a very pleasant afternoon that fall, a man came down Crooked Creek in a small flat-bottomed boat.
end
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From this reading In one end of the boat was a small trunk.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
face
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From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
fall
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From this reading On a very pleasant afternoon that fall, a man came down Crooked Creek in a small flat-bottomed boat.
felt
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From this reading He rowed leisurely, as if he had been rowing a long distance and felt a little tired.
flat-bottomed
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From this reading On a very pleasant afternoon that fall, a man came down Crooked Creek in a small flat-bottomed boat.
going
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From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
gradually
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From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He rowed leisurely, as if he had been rowing a long distance and felt a little tired.
hair
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From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rowed leisurely, as if he had been rowing a long distance and felt a little tired.
head
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From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He rowed leisurely, as if he had been rowing a long distance and felt a little tired.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MAN IN A BOAT.
large
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From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
leisurely
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From this reading He rowed leisurely, as if he had been rowing a long distance and felt a little tired.
Lewston's
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From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rowed leisurely, as if he had been rowing a long distance and felt a little tired.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rowed leisurely, as if he had been rowing a long distance and felt a little tired.
MAN
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From this reading A MAN IN A BOAT.
near
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From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
now
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From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In one end of the boat was a small trunk.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a very pleasant afternoon that fall, a man came down Crooked Creek in a small flat-bottomed boat.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one end of the boat was a small trunk.
One-eyed
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From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On a very pleasant afternoon that fall, a man came down Crooked Creek in a small flat-bottomed boat.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
red
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From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
rowed
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From this reading He rowed leisurely, as if he had been rowing a long distance and felt a little tired.
rowing
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From this reading He rowed leisurely, as if he had been rowing a long distance and felt a little tired.
see
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From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
slowly
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From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
small
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From this reading On a very pleasant afternoon that fall, a man came down Crooked Creek in a small flat-bottomed boat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On a very pleasant afternoon that fall, a man came down Crooked Creek in a small flat-bottomed boat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In one end of the boat was a small trunk.
then
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From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
tired
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From this reading He rowed leisurely, as if he had been rowing a long distance and felt a little tired.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
trunk
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From this reading In one end of the boat was a small trunk.
turning
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From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
very
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From this reading On a very pleasant afternoon that fall, a man came down Crooked Creek in a small flat-bottomed boat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In one end of the boat was a small trunk.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As this man, who had red hair, and a red face, and large red hands, pulled slowly along the creek, turning his head every now and then to see where he was going, he gradually approached the bridge that crossed the creek near "One-eyed Lewston's" cabin.
