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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 All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As evening came on the journey was resumed, and Piñone assured every one that about midnight they would reach the vicinity of the Trauco village.
advised
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From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
All
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From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
any
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From this reading The raft was made safe under a dark, overhanging tree, whose branches swept the water, and concealed their charge from any outside observation.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As evening came on the journey was resumed, and Piñone assured every one that about midnight they would reach the vicinity of the Trauco village.
assured
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From this reading As evening came on the journey was resumed, and Piñone assured every one that about midnight they would reach the vicinity of the Trauco village.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Though silence and caution were necessary, he averred that he had little fear of detection, no watch being kept at night by these hairy people.
averred
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From this reading Though silence and caution were necessary, he averred that he had little fear of detection, no watch being kept at night by these hairy people.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
branches
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From this reading The raft was made safe under a dark, overhanging tree, whose branches swept the water, and concealed their charge from any outside observation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Though silence and caution were necessary, he averred that he had little fear of detection, no watch being kept at night by these hairy people.
came
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From this reading As evening came on the journey was resumed, and Piñone assured every one that about midnight they would reach the vicinity of the Trauco village.
caution
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From this reading Though silence and caution were necessary, he averred that he had little fear of detection, no watch being kept at night by these hairy people.
charge
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From this reading The raft was made safe under a dark, overhanging tree, whose branches swept the water, and concealed their charge from any outside observation.
concealed
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From this reading The raft was made safe under a dark, overhanging tree, whose branches swept the water, and concealed their charge from any outside observation.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
dark
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From this reading The raft was made safe under a dark, overhanging tree, whose branches swept the water, and concealed their charge from any outside observation.
dawn
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From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
deputed
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From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
detection
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From this reading Though silence and caution were necessary, he averred that he had little fear of detection, no watch being kept at night by these hairy people.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
evening
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From this reading As evening came on the journey was resumed, and Piñone assured every one that about midnight they would reach the vicinity of the Trauco village.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As evening came on the journey was resumed, and Piñone assured every one that about midnight they would reach the vicinity of the Trauco village.
fear
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From this reading Though silence and caution were necessary, he averred that he had little fear of detection, no watch being kept at night by these hairy people.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The raft was made safe under a dark, overhanging tree, whose branches swept the water, and concealed their charge from any outside observation.
gave
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From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
hairy
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From this reading Though silence and caution were necessary, he averred that he had little fear of detection, no watch being kept at night by these hairy people.
halt
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From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though silence and caution were necessary, he averred that he had little fear of detection, no watch being kept at night by these hairy people.
influence
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From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As evening came on the journey was resumed, and Piñone assured every one that about midnight they would reach the vicinity of the Trauco village.
kept
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From this reading Though silence and caution were necessary, he averred that he had little fear of detection, no watch being kept at night by these hairy people.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though silence and caution were necessary, he averred that he had little fear of detection, no watch being kept at night by these hairy people.
lonely
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From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
made
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From this reading The raft was made safe under a dark, overhanging tree, whose branches swept the water, and concealed their charge from any outside observation.
midnight
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From this reading As evening came on the journey was resumed, and Piñone assured every one that about midnight they would reach the vicinity of the Trauco village.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
necessary
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From this reading Though silence and caution were necessary, he averred that he had little fear of detection, no watch being kept at night by these hairy people.
night
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From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Though silence and caution were necessary, he averred that he had little fear of detection, no watch being kept at night by these hairy people.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The raft was made safe under a dark, overhanging tree, whose branches swept the water, and concealed their charge from any outside observation.
occupants
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From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As evening came on the journey was resumed, and Piñone assured every one that about midnight they would reach the vicinity of the Trauco village.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As evening came on the journey was resumed, and Piñone assured every one that about midnight they would reach the vicinity of the Trauco village.
others
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From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The raft was made safe under a dark, overhanging tree, whose branches swept the water, and concealed their charge from any outside observation.
overhanging
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From this reading The raft was made safe under a dark, overhanging tree, whose branches swept the water, and concealed their charge from any outside observation.
paddled
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From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
people
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From this reading Though silence and caution were necessary, he averred that he had little fear of detection, no watch being kept at night by these hairy people.
Piñone
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From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
punted
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From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
raft
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From this reading The raft was made safe under a dark, overhanging tree, whose branches swept the water, and concealed their charge from any outside observation.
reach
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From this reading As evening came on the journey was resumed, and Piñone assured every one that about midnight they would reach the vicinity of the Trauco village.
rescue
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From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
rested
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From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As evening came on the journey was resumed, and Piñone assured every one that about midnight they would reach the vicinity of the Trauco village.
river
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From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
safe
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From this reading The raft was made safe under a dark, overhanging tree, whose branches swept the water, and concealed their charge from any outside observation.
shade
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From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Though silence and caution were necessary, he averred that he had little fear of detection, no watch being kept at night by these hairy people.
skins
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From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
sleep
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From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
slept
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From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
soothing
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From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
spread
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From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
swept
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From this reading The raft was made safe under a dark, overhanging tree, whose branches swept the water, and concealed their charge from any outside observation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The raft was made safe under a dark, overhanging tree, whose branches swept the water, and concealed their charge from any outside observation.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
Then
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From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Though silence and caution were necessary, he averred that he had little fear of detection, no watch being kept at night by these hairy people.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As evening came on the journey was resumed, and Piñone assured every one that about midnight they would reach the vicinity of the Trauco village.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though silence and caution were necessary, he averred that he had little fear of detection, no watch being kept at night by these hairy people.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
Trauco
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From this reading As evening came on the journey was resumed, and Piñone assured every one that about midnight they would reach the vicinity of the Trauco village.
tree
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From this reading The raft was made safe under a dark, overhanging tree, whose branches swept the water, and concealed their charge from any outside observation.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The raft was made safe under a dark, overhanging tree, whose branches swept the water, and concealed their charge from any outside observation.
up
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From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
vicinity
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From this reading As evening came on the journey was resumed, and Piñone assured every one that about midnight they would reach the vicinity of the Trauco village.
village
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From this reading As evening came on the journey was resumed, and Piñone assured every one that about midnight they would reach the vicinity of the Trauco village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The raft was made safe under a dark, overhanging tree, whose branches swept the water, and concealed their charge from any outside observation.
watch
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From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
water
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From this reading The raft was made safe under a dark, overhanging tree, whose branches swept the water, and concealed their charge from any outside observation.
way
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From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Though silence and caution were necessary, he averred that he had little fear of detection, no watch being kept at night by these hairy people.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then the occupants of the craft spread their skins under the shade of this tree, and gave themselves up to the soothing influence of sleep, those who had slept during the night being deputed to watch while the others rested.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The raft was made safe under a dark, overhanging tree, whose branches swept the water, and concealed their charge from any outside observation.
worked
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From this reading All that night the rescue party paddled and punted, and worked its way up the lonely river, so that when morning began to dawn Piñone advised a halt.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As evening came on the journey was resumed, and Piñone assured every one that about midnight they would reach the vicinity of the Trauco village.
