We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
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We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession. She had four long sweeps at each end, so we judged she carried as many as thirty men, likely. She had five big wigwams aboard, wide apart, and an open camp fire in the middle, and a tall flag-pole at each end. There was a power of style about her. It amounted to something being a raftsman on such a craft as that.
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inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
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From this reading She had five big wigwams aboard, wide apart, and an open camp fire in the middle, and a tall flag-pole at each end.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was a power of style about her.
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From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
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From this reading It amounted to something being a raftsman on such a craft as that.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had five big wigwams aboard, wide apart, and an open camp fire in the middle, and a tall flag-pole at each end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
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From this reading She had five big wigwams aboard, wide apart, and an open camp fire in the middle, and a tall flag-pole at each end.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It amounted to something being a raftsman on such a craft as that.
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From this reading She had five big wigwams aboard, wide apart, and an open camp fire in the middle, and a tall flag-pole at each end.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
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From this reading She had five big wigwams aboard, wide apart, and an open camp fire in the middle, and a tall flag-pole at each end.
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From this reading She had four long sweeps at each end, so we judged she carried as many as thirty men, likely.
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading It amounted to something being a raftsman on such a craft as that.
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From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She had four long sweeps at each end, so we judged she carried as many as thirty men, likely.
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From this reading She had four long sweeps at each end, so we judged she carried as many as thirty men, likely.
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From this reading She had five big wigwams aboard, wide apart, and an open camp fire in the middle, and a tall flag-pole at each end.
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From this reading She had five big wigwams aboard, wide apart, and an open camp fire in the middle, and a tall flag-pole at each end.
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From this reading She had five big wigwams aboard, wide apart, and an open camp fire in the middle, and a tall flag-pole at each end.
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From this reading She had four long sweeps at each end, so we judged she carried as many as thirty men, likely.
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From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had four long sweeps at each end, so we judged she carried as many as thirty men, likely.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a power of style about her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had five big wigwams aboard, wide apart, and an open camp fire in the middle, and a tall flag-pole at each end.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It amounted to something being a raftsman on such a craft as that.
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From this reading She had four long sweeps at each end, so we judged she carried as many as thirty men, likely.
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From this reading She had four long sweeps at each end, so we judged she carried as many as thirty men, likely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
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From this reading She had four long sweeps at each end, so we judged she carried as many as thirty men, likely.
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From this reading She had four long sweeps at each end, so we judged she carried as many as thirty men, likely.
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From this reading She had five big wigwams aboard, wide apart, and an open camp fire in the middle, and a tall flag-pole at each end.
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From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
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From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
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From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a power of style about her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It amounted to something being a raftsman on such a craft as that.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She had five big wigwams aboard, wide apart, and an open camp fire in the middle, and a tall flag-pole at each end.
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From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
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From this reading There was a power of style about her.
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From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
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From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
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From this reading It amounted to something being a raftsman on such a craft as that.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had four long sweeps at each end, so we judged she carried as many as thirty men, likely.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had four long sweeps at each end, so we judged she carried as many as thirty men, likely.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It amounted to something being a raftsman on such a craft as that.
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From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
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From this reading There was a power of style about her.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It amounted to something being a raftsman on such a craft as that.
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From this reading She had four long sweeps at each end, so we judged she carried as many as thirty men, likely.
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From this reading She had five big wigwams aboard, wide apart, and an open camp fire in the middle, and a tall flag-pole at each end.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had five big wigwams aboard, wide apart, and an open camp fire in the middle, and a tall flag-pole at each end.
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From this reading There was a power of style about her.
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From this reading She had four long sweeps at each end, so we judged she carried as many as thirty men, likely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It amounted to something being a raftsman on such a craft as that.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
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From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.
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From this reading She had five big wigwams aboard, wide apart, and an open camp fire in the middle, and a tall flag-pole at each end.
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From this reading She had five big wigwams aboard, wide apart, and an open camp fire in the middle, and a tall flag-pole at each end.
