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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 It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
all
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From this reading If the men went to the island I just expect they found the camp fire I built, and watched it all night for Jim to come.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
boat
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From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
break
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From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
built
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From this reading If the men went to the island I just expect they found the camp fire I built, and watched it all night for Jim to come.
camp
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From this reading If the men went to the island I just expect they found the camp fire I built, and watched it all night for Jim to come.
canoe
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From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
close
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From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
didn't
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From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
eat
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From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It warn’t good judgment to put everything on the raft.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading If the men went to the island I just expect they found the camp fire I built, and watched it all night for Jim to come.
fire
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From this reading If the men went to the island I just expect they found the camp fire I built, and watched it all night for Jim to come.
fishing-line
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From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the men went to the island I just expect they found the camp fire I built, and watched it all night for Jim to come.
go
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From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
going
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From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It warn’t good judgment to put everything on the raft.
got
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From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
gun
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From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
hadn't
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From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If the men went to the island I just expect they found the camp fire I built, and watched it all night for Jim to come.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
Illinois
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From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
island
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From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
Jim
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From this reading If the men went to the island I just expect they found the camp fire I built, and watched it all night for Jim to come.
judgment
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From this reading It warn’t good judgment to put everything on the raft.
just
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From this reading If the men went to the island I just expect they found the camp fire I built, and watched it all night for Jim to come.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
many
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From this reading We was in ruther too much of a sweat to think of so many things.
men
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From this reading If the men went to the island I just expect they found the camp fire I built, and watched it all night for Jim to come.
mighty
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From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
much
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From this reading We was in ruther too much of a sweat to think of so many things.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
night
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From this reading If the men went to the island I just expect they found the camp fire I built, and watched it all night for Jim to come.
o'clock
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From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We was in ruther too much of a sweat to think of so many things.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
put
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From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
raft
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From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
ruther
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From this reading We was in ruther too much of a sweat to think of so many things.
seem
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From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
shore
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From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
slow
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From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We was in ruther too much of a sweat to think of so many things.
sweat
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From this reading We was in ruther too much of a sweat to think of so many things.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the men went to the island I just expect they found the camp fire I built, and watched it all night for Jim to come.
things
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From this reading We was in ruther too much of a sweat to think of so many things.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We was in ruther too much of a sweat to think of so many things.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
too
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From this reading We was in ruther too much of a sweat to think of so many things.
warn't
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From this reading It warn’t good judgment to put everything on the raft.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
watched
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From this reading If the men went to the island I just expect they found the camp fire I built, and watched it all night for Jim to come.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
well
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From this reading If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn’t come, for we hadn’t ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the men went to the island I just expect they found the camp fire I built, and watched it all night for Jim to come.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It must a been close on to one o’clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
