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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 With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Moving about among the wild cocoanuts and jungle brush, Grief selected the trees.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Moving about among the wild cocoanuts and jungle brush, Grief selected the trees.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The _Wonder_ filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The _Wonder_ filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach.
away
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From this reading The _Wonder_ filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach.
beach
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From this reading The _Wonder_ filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach.
blacks
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From this reading “Chop this fella tree; chop that fella tree,” he told his blacks.
boatmanship
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From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
brush
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From this reading Moving about among the wild cocoanuts and jungle brush, Grief selected the trees.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The _Wonder_ filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach.
channel
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From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
Chop
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From this reading “Chop this fella tree; chop that fella tree,” he told his blacks.
cocoanuts
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From this reading Moving about among the wild cocoanuts and jungle brush, Grief selected the trees.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
fella
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From this reading “Chop this fella tree; chop that fella tree,” he told his blacks.
filled
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From this reading The _Wonder_ filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The _Wonder_ filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach.
Gabera
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From this reading The _Wonder_ filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach.
Grief
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From this reading The _Wonder_ filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach.
grounded
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From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
headed
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From this reading The _Wonder_ filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Chop this fella tree; chop that fella tree,” he told his blacks.
hour
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From this reading The next hour was filled with work.
jungle
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From this reading Moving about among the wild cocoanuts and jungle brush, Grief selected the trees.
larger
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From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
Moving
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From this reading Moving about among the wild cocoanuts and jungle brush, Grief selected the trees.
narrow
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From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
negotiate
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From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next hour was filled with work.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
oars
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From this reading The _Wonder_ filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The _Wonder_ filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach.
patches
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From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The _Wonder_ filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach.
pulling
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From this reading The _Wonder_ filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach.
quiet
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From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
ran
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From this reading The _Wonder_ filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach.
rippling
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From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
seaward
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From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
selected
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From this reading Moving about among the wild cocoanuts and jungle brush, Grief selected the trees.
shoals
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From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
showed
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From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
six
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From this reading The _Wonder_ filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach.
steered
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From this reading The _Wonder_ filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach.
superb
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From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Chop this fella tree; chop that fella tree,” he told his blacks.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _Wonder_ filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Chop this fella tree; chop that fella tree,” he told his blacks.
threaded
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From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Chop this fella tree; chop that fella tree,” he told his blacks.
tortuous
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From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
tree
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From this reading “Chop this fella tree; chop that fella tree,” he told his blacks.
trees
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From this reading Moving about among the wild cocoanuts and jungle brush, Grief selected the trees.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next hour was filled with work.
whaleboat
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From this reading The _Wonder_ filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The _Wonder_ filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach.
wild
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From this reading Moving about among the wild cocoanuts and jungle brush, Grief selected the trees.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With superb boatmanship he threaded the narrow, tortuous channel which no craft larger than a whaleboat could negotiate, until the shoals and patches showed seaward and they grounded on the quiet, rippling beach.
Wonder
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From this reading The _Wonder_ filled away and ran on around the point for Gabera, while the whaleboat, pulling six oars and steered by Grief, headed for the beach.
work
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From this reading The next hour was filled with work.
