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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 was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Next we slid into the river and had a swim, so as to freshen up and cool off; then we set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep, and watched the daylight come.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely.
always
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
big
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
bottom
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From this reading Next we slid into the river and had a swim, so as to freshen up and cool off; then we set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep, and watched the daylight come.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next we slid into the river and had a swim, so as to freshen up and cool off; then we set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep, and watched the daylight come.
cool
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From this reading Next we slid into the river and had a swim, so as to freshen up and cool off; then we set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep, and watched the daylight come.
cottonwoods
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
cut
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
daylight
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From this reading Next we slid into the river and had a swim, so as to freshen up and cool off; then we set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep, and watched the daylight come.
days
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From this reading Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely.
daytimes
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
deep
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From this reading Next we slid into the river and had a swim, so as to freshen up and cool off; then we set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep, and watched the daylight come.
down
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
freshen
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From this reading Next we slid into the river and had a swim, so as to freshen up and cool off; then we set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep, and watched the daylight come.
gone
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Next we slid into the river and had a swim, so as to freshen up and cool off; then we set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep, and watched the daylight come.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is the way we put in the time.
hid
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here is the way we put in the time.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Next we slid into the river and had a swim, so as to freshen up and cool off; then we set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep, and watched the daylight come.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is the way we put in the time.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
knee
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From this reading Next we slid into the river and had a swim, so as to freshen up and cool off; then we set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep, and watched the daylight come.
laid
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
lines
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From this reading Then we set out the lines.
lovely
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From this reading Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely.
mile
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
monstrous
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
most
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
navigating
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
nearly
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next we slid into the river and had a swim, so as to freshen up and cool off; then we set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep, and watched the daylight come.
night
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely.
off
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From this reading Next we slid into the river and had a swim, so as to freshen up and cool off; then we set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep, and watched the daylight come.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Next we slid into the river and had a swim, so as to freshen up and cool off; then we set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep, and watched the daylight come.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely.
out
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From this reading Then we set out the lines.
put
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From this reading Here is the way we put in the time.
quiet
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From this reading Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely.
raft
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
reckon
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From this reading Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely.
river
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
run
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
sandy
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From this reading Next we slid into the river and had a swim, so as to freshen up and cool off; then we set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep, and watched the daylight come.
say
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From this reading Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely.
set
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From this reading Then we set out the lines.
slid
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From this reading Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely.
smooth
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From this reading Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely.
sometimes
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
soon
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
swim
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From this reading Next we slid into the river and had a swim, so as to freshen up and cool off; then we set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep, and watched the daylight come.
swum
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From this reading Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here is the way we put in the time.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
then
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
there
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely.
tied
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is the way we put in the time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next we slid into the river and had a swim, so as to freshen up and cool off; then we set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep, and watched the daylight come.
tow-head
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
Two
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From this reading Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
up
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
watched
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From this reading Next we slid into the river and had a swim, so as to freshen up and cool off; then we set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep, and watched the daylight come.
water
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
way
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From this reading Here is the way we put in the time.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here is the way we put in the time.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Next we slid into the river and had a swim, so as to freshen up and cool off; then we set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep, and watched the daylight come.
wide
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
willows
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
young
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From this reading It was a monstrous big river down there—sometimes a mile and a half wide; we run nights, and laid up and hid daytimes; soon as night was most gone we stopped navigating and tied up—nearly always in the dead water under a tow-head; and then cut young cottonwoods and willows, and hid the raft with them.
