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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 They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
All
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From this reading All could swim like fish, and any of these events were greeted with shouts of laughter by the rest.
amusing
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From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
Anderson
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From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
any
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From this reading All could swim like fish, and any of these events were greeted with shouts of laughter by the rest.
arrived
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From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
ashore
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From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Many of them would be knocked down, and some swept out by the retreating wave, only to return on the next roller.
beach
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From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
boat
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From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
boats
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From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Many of them would be knocked down, and some swept out by the retreating wave, only to return on the next roller.
cargo
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From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
containing
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From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All could swim like fish, and any of these events were greeted with shouts of laughter by the rest.
crowd
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From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
damaged
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From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
deep
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From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
down
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From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
drag
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From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
events
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From this reading All could swim like fish, and any of these events were greeted with shouts of laughter by the rest.
fish
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From this reading All could swim like fish, and any of these events were greeted with shouts of laughter by the rest.
greatly
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From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
greeted
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From this reading All could swim like fish, and any of these events were greeted with shouts of laughter by the rest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
happened
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From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
knocked
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From this reading Many of them would be knocked down, and some swept out by the retreating wave, only to return on the next roller.
laden
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From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
landing
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From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
laughter
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From this reading All could swim like fish, and any of these events were greeted with shouts of laughter by the rest.
like
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From this reading All could swim like fish, and any of these events were greeted with shouts of laughter by the rest.
Lizzie
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From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
luggage
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From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
Many
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From this reading Many of them would be knocked down, and some swept out by the retreating wave, only to return on the next roller.
misfortune
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From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
native
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From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
natives
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From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Many of them would be knocked down, and some swept out by the retreating wave, only to return on the next roller.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
only
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From this reading Many of them would be knocked down, and some swept out by the retreating wave, only to return on the next roller.
out
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From this reading Many of them would be knocked down, and some swept out by the retreating wave, only to return on the next roller.
own
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From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
progress
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From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All could swim like fish, and any of these events were greeted with shouts of laughter by the rest.
retreating
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From this reading Many of them would be knocked down, and some swept out by the retreating wave, only to return on the next roller.
return
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From this reading Many of them would be knocked down, and some swept out by the retreating wave, only to return on the next roller.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
roller
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From this reading Many of them would be knocked down, and some swept out by the retreating wave, only to return on the next roller.
rush
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From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
safely
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From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
see
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From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
seen
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From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
seize
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From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
several
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From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
shouts
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From this reading All could swim like fish, and any of these events were greeted with shouts of laughter by the rest.
some
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From this reading Many of them would be knocked down, and some swept out by the retreating wave, only to return on the next roller.
spent
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From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
swamped
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From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
swept
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From this reading Many of them would be knocked down, and some swept out by the retreating wave, only to return on the next roller.
swim
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From this reading All could swim like fish, and any of these events were greeted with shouts of laughter by the rest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Many of them would be knocked down, and some swept out by the retreating wave, only to return on the next roller.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
town
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From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
up
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From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
very
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From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
waist
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From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
watching
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From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
water
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From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
wave
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From this reading It was very amusing, each time that one of these boats arrived, to see a crowd of natives rush down into the water, waist deep, seize it, and drag it up beyond the next wave.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were pleased to see their own luggage safely ashore; as it would have been greatly damaged, had the boat containing it been swamped; a misfortune which happened to several of the boats laden with cargo.
writers
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From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
young
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From this reading After the young writers had seen the native town, they returned to the beach, and spent the afternoon watching the progress of landing the cargo of the Lizzie Anderson.
