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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 SWIM FOR FREEDOM._ I FULLY realized the extreme danger that I was in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was but one hope, and that was in swimming under water, and fortunately I was not the bungler I had made Intschu-Tschuna think me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No, I should not dare come to the surface, at least where the Indians could see me.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading But I could not trust only to swimming under water, for I should have to come up to breathe, and when I did that the tomahawk would crash into my skull.
bungler
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From this reading There was but one hope, and that was in swimming under water, and fortunately I was not the bungler I had made Intschu-Tschuna think me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was but one hope, and that was in swimming under water, and fortunately I was not the bungler I had made Intschu-Tschuna think me.
chief's
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From this reading No matter how fast I swam, or what curves I made, the chief’s tomahawk was sure to overtake me.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I could not trust only to swimming under water, for I should have to come up to breathe, and when I did that the tomahawk would crash into my skull.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But I could not trust only to swimming under water, for I should have to come up to breathe, and when I did that the tomahawk would crash into my skull.
crash
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From this reading But I could not trust only to swimming under water, for I should have to come up to breathe, and when I did that the tomahawk would crash into my skull.
curves
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From this reading No matter how fast I swam, or what curves I made, the chief’s tomahawk was sure to overtake me.
danger
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From this reading _A SWIM FOR FREEDOM._ I FULLY realized the extreme danger that I was in.
dare
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From this reading No, I should not dare come to the surface, at least where the Indians could see me.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But I could not trust only to swimming under water, for I should have to come up to breathe, and when I did that the tomahawk would crash into my skull.
extreme
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From this reading _A SWIM FOR FREEDOM._ I FULLY realized the extreme danger that I was in.
fast
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From this reading No matter how fast I swam, or what curves I made, the chief’s tomahawk was sure to overtake me.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _A SWIM FOR FREEDOM._ I FULLY realized the extreme danger that I was in.
fortunately
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From this reading There was but one hope, and that was in swimming under water, and fortunately I was not the bungler I had made Intschu-Tschuna think me.
FREEDOM
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From this reading _A SWIM FOR FREEDOM._ I FULLY realized the extreme danger that I was in.
FULLY
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From this reading _A SWIM FOR FREEDOM._ I FULLY realized the extreme danger that I was in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was but one hope, and that was in swimming under water, and fortunately I was not the bungler I had made Intschu-Tschuna think me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I could not trust only to swimming under water, for I should have to come up to breathe, and when I did that the tomahawk would crash into my skull.
hope
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From this reading There was but one hope, and that was in swimming under water, and fortunately I was not the bungler I had made Intschu-Tschuna think me.
how
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From this reading No matter how fast I swam, or what curves I made, the chief’s tomahawk was sure to overtake me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _A SWIM FOR FREEDOM._ I FULLY realized the extreme danger that I was in.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A SWIM FOR FREEDOM._ I FULLY realized the extreme danger that I was in.
Indians
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From this reading No, I should not dare come to the surface, at least where the Indians could see me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But I could not trust only to swimming under water, for I should have to come up to breathe, and when I did that the tomahawk would crash into my skull.
Intschu-Tschuna
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From this reading There was but one hope, and that was in swimming under water, and fortunately I was not the bungler I had made Intschu-Tschuna think me.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, I should not dare come to the surface, at least where the Indians could see me.
made
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From this reading No matter how fast I swam, or what curves I made, the chief’s tomahawk was sure to overtake me.
matter
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From this reading No matter how fast I swam, or what curves I made, the chief’s tomahawk was sure to overtake me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No matter how fast I swam, or what curves I made, the chief’s tomahawk was sure to overtake me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I could not trust only to swimming under water, for I should have to come up to breathe, and when I did that the tomahawk would crash into my skull.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No matter how fast I swam, or what curves I made, the chief’s tomahawk was sure to overtake me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was but one hope, and that was in swimming under water, and fortunately I was not the bungler I had made Intschu-Tschuna think me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was but one hope, and that was in swimming under water, and fortunately I was not the bungler I had made Intschu-Tschuna think me.
only
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From this reading But I could not trust only to swimming under water, for I should have to come up to breathe, and when I did that the tomahawk would crash into my skull.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No matter how fast I swam, or what curves I made, the chief’s tomahawk was sure to overtake me.
overtake
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From this reading No matter how fast I swam, or what curves I made, the chief’s tomahawk was sure to overtake me.
realized
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From this reading _A SWIM FOR FREEDOM._ I FULLY realized the extreme danger that I was in.
see
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From this reading No, I should not dare come to the surface, at least where the Indians could see me.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But I could not trust only to swimming under water, for I should have to come up to breathe, and when I did that the tomahawk would crash into my skull.
skull
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From this reading But I could not trust only to swimming under water, for I should have to come up to breathe, and when I did that the tomahawk would crash into my skull.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No matter how fast I swam, or what curves I made, the chief’s tomahawk was sure to overtake me.
surface
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From this reading No, I should not dare come to the surface, at least where the Indians could see me.
swam
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From this reading No matter how fast I swam, or what curves I made, the chief’s tomahawk was sure to overtake me.
SWIM
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From this reading _A SWIM FOR FREEDOM._ I FULLY realized the extreme danger that I was in.
swimming
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From this reading There was but one hope, and that was in swimming under water, and fortunately I was not the bungler I had made Intschu-Tschuna think me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _A SWIM FOR FREEDOM._ I FULLY realized the extreme danger that I was in.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A SWIM FOR FREEDOM._ I FULLY realized the extreme danger that I was in.
There
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From this reading There was but one hope, and that was in swimming under water, and fortunately I was not the bungler I had made Intschu-Tschuna think me.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was but one hope, and that was in swimming under water, and fortunately I was not the bungler I had made Intschu-Tschuna think me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No matter how fast I swam, or what curves I made, the chief’s tomahawk was sure to overtake me.
tomahawk
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From this reading No matter how fast I swam, or what curves I made, the chief’s tomahawk was sure to overtake me.
trust
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From this reading But I could not trust only to swimming under water, for I should have to come up to breathe, and when I did that the tomahawk would crash into my skull.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There was but one hope, and that was in swimming under water, and fortunately I was not the bungler I had made Intschu-Tschuna think me.
up
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From this reading But I could not trust only to swimming under water, for I should have to come up to breathe, and when I did that the tomahawk would crash into my skull.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A SWIM FOR FREEDOM._ I FULLY realized the extreme danger that I was in.
water
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From this reading There was but one hope, and that was in swimming under water, and fortunately I was not the bungler I had made Intschu-Tschuna think me.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No matter how fast I swam, or what curves I made, the chief’s tomahawk was sure to overtake me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But I could not trust only to swimming under water, for I should have to come up to breathe, and when I did that the tomahawk would crash into my skull.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading No, I should not dare come to the surface, at least where the Indians could see me.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But I could not trust only to swimming under water, for I should have to come up to breathe, and when I did that the tomahawk would crash into my skull.
