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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 The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Had the two girls from Green Knoll Camp been observed by the watermen as they embarked in their canoes at Meade's Forge, they might have been warned against venturing far from the shore in those cockleshells.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE REPULSE As the squall threatened in the northwest, it had been observed by many on the shores of Lake Honotonka--and many on the lake itself, as well.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE REPULSE As the squall threatened in the northwest, it had been observed by many on the shores of Lake Honotonka--and many on the lake itself, as well.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
azure
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From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE REPULSE As the squall threatened in the northwest, it had been observed by many on the shores of Lake Honotonka--and many on the lake itself, as well.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
Bessie
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From this reading But Wynifred and Bessie had not been observed, so were not warned.
black
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From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Wynifred and Bessie had not been observed, so were not warned.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE REPULSE As the squall threatened in the northwest, it had been observed by many on the shores of Lake Honotonka--and many on the lake itself, as well.
Camp
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From this reading Had the two girls from Green Knoll Camp been observed by the watermen as they embarked in their canoes at Meade's Forge, they might have been warned against venturing far from the shore in those cockleshells.
canoes
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From this reading Had the two girls from Green Knoll Camp been observed by the watermen as they embarked in their canoes at Meade's Forge, they might have been warned against venturing far from the shore in those cockleshells.
capful
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From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
cloud
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From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
cockleshells
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From this reading Had the two girls from Green Knoll Camp been observed by the watermen as they embarked in their canoes at Meade's Forge, they might have been warned against venturing far from the shore in those cockleshells.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Sailing craft had run for havens.
embarked
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From this reading Had the two girls from Green Knoll Camp been observed by the watermen as they embarked in their canoes at Meade's Forge, they might have been warned against venturing far from the shore in those cockleshells.
far
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From this reading Had the two girls from Green Knoll Camp been observed by the watermen as they embarked in their canoes at Meade's Forge, they might have been warned against venturing far from the shore in those cockleshells.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sailing craft had run for havens.
Forge
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From this reading Had the two girls from Green Knoll Camp been observed by the watermen as they embarked in their canoes at Meade's Forge, they might have been warned against venturing far from the shore in those cockleshells.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Had the two girls from Green Knoll Camp been observed by the watermen as they embarked in their canoes at Meade's Forge, they might have been warned against venturing far from the shore in those cockleshells.
girls
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From this reading Had the two girls from Green Knoll Camp been observed by the watermen as they embarked in their canoes at Meade's Forge, they might have been warned against venturing far from the shore in those cockleshells.
Green
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From this reading Had the two girls from Green Knoll Camp been observed by the watermen as they embarked in their canoes at Meade's Forge, they might have been warned against venturing far from the shore in those cockleshells.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE REPULSE As the squall threatened in the northwest, it had been observed by many on the shores of Lake Honotonka--and many on the lake itself, as well.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had the two girls from Green Knoll Camp been observed by the watermen as they embarked in their canoes at Meade's Forge, they might have been warned against venturing far from the shore in those cockleshells.
havens
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From this reading Sailing craft had run for havens.
Honotonka
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From this reading THE REPULSE As the squall threatened in the northwest, it had been observed by many on the shores of Lake Honotonka--and many on the lake itself, as well.
hour
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From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE REPULSE As the squall threatened in the northwest, it had been observed by many on the shores of Lake Honotonka--and many on the lake itself, as well.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE REPULSE As the squall threatened in the northwest, it had been observed by many on the shores of Lake Honotonka--and many on the lake itself, as well.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE REPULSE As the squall threatened in the northwest, it had been observed by many on the shores of Lake Honotonka--and many on the lake itself, as well.
Knoll
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From this reading Had the two girls from Green Knoll Camp been observed by the watermen as they embarked in their canoes at Meade's Forge, they might have been warned against venturing far from the shore in those cockleshells.
Lake
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From this reading THE REPULSE As the squall threatened in the northwest, it had been observed by many on the shores of Lake Honotonka--and many on the lake itself, as well.
many
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From this reading THE REPULSE As the squall threatened in the northwest, it had been observed by many on the shores of Lake Honotonka--and many on the lake itself, as well.
Meade's
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From this reading Had the two girls from Green Knoll Camp been observed by the watermen as they embarked in their canoes at Meade's Forge, they might have been warned against venturing far from the shore in those cockleshells.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
more
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From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
nasty
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From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
northwest
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From this reading THE REPULSE As the squall threatened in the northwest, it had been observed by many on the shores of Lake Honotonka--and many on the lake itself, as well.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Wynifred and Bessie had not been observed, so were not warned.
observed
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From this reading THE REPULSE As the squall threatened in the northwest, it had been observed by many on the shores of Lake Honotonka--and many on the lake itself, as well.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REPULSE As the squall threatened in the northwest, it had been observed by many on the shores of Lake Honotonka--and many on the lake itself, as well.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE REPULSE As the squall threatened in the northwest, it had been observed by many on the shores of Lake Honotonka--and many on the lake itself, as well.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
quickly
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From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
REPULSE
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From this reading THE REPULSE As the squall threatened in the northwest, it had been observed by many on the shores of Lake Honotonka--and many on the lake itself, as well.
run
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From this reading Sailing craft had run for havens.
Sailing
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From this reading Sailing craft had run for havens.
shore
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From this reading Had the two girls from Green Knoll Camp been observed by the watermen as they embarked in their canoes at Meade's Forge, they might have been warned against venturing far from the shore in those cockleshells.
shores
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From this reading THE REPULSE As the squall threatened in the northwest, it had been observed by many on the shores of Lake Honotonka--and many on the lake itself, as well.
sky
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From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
spread
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From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
squall
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From this reading THE REPULSE As the squall threatened in the northwest, it had been observed by many on the shores of Lake Honotonka--and many on the lake itself, as well.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REPULSE As the squall threatened in the northwest, it had been observed by many on the shores of Lake Honotonka--and many on the lake itself, as well.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Had the two girls from Green Knoll Camp been observed by the watermen as they embarked in their canoes at Meade's Forge, they might have been warned against venturing far from the shore in those cockleshells.
there
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From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had the two girls from Green Knoll Camp been observed by the watermen as they embarked in their canoes at Meade's Forge, they might have been warned against venturing far from the shore in those cockleshells.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Had the two girls from Green Knoll Camp been observed by the watermen as they embarked in their canoes at Meade's Forge, they might have been warned against venturing far from the shore in those cockleshells.
threatened
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From this reading THE REPULSE As the squall threatened in the northwest, it had been observed by many on the shores of Lake Honotonka--and many on the lake itself, as well.
times
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From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
two
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From this reading Had the two girls from Green Knoll Camp been observed by the watermen as they embarked in their canoes at Meade's Forge, they might have been warned against venturing far from the shore in those cockleshells.
venturing
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From this reading Had the two girls from Green Knoll Camp been observed by the watermen as they embarked in their canoes at Meade's Forge, they might have been warned against venturing far from the shore in those cockleshells.
warned
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From this reading Had the two girls from Green Knoll Camp been observed by the watermen as they embarked in their canoes at Meade's Forge, they might have been warned against venturing far from the shore in those cockleshells.
watermen
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From this reading Had the two girls from Green Knoll Camp been observed by the watermen as they embarked in their canoes at Meade's Forge, they might have been warned against venturing far from the shore in those cockleshells.
well
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From this reading THE REPULSE As the squall threatened in the northwest, it had been observed by many on the shores of Lake Honotonka--and many on the lake itself, as well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But Wynifred and Bessie had not been observed, so were not warned.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lake could be nasty at times and there might be more than a capful of wind in the black cloud that spread so quickly over a sky that had--an hour before--been of azure.
Wynifred
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From this reading But Wynifred and Bessie had not been observed, so were not warned.
