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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 IN WHICH DICK TAKES A PARTNER, AND THE FIRM WINDS UP THE APPLE SPECULATION.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Late that afternoon Dick Armstrong, feeling all the importance of a small capitalist, started out to locate the canal-boat Minnehaha.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading At length he found her, hauled up against the wharf, discharging the last of her cargo.
all
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From this reading Late that afternoon Dick Armstrong, feeling all the importance of a small capitalist, started out to locate the canal-boat Minnehaha.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH DICK TAKES A PARTNER, AND THE FIRM WINDS UP THE APPLE SPECULATION.
APPLEnounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH DICK TAKES A PARTNER, AND THE FIRM WINDS UP THE APPLE SPECULATION.
Armstrong
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From this reading Late that afternoon Dick Armstrong, feeling all the importance of a small capitalist, started out to locate the canal-boat Minnehaha.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length he found her, hauled up against the wharf, discharging the last of her cargo.
Beasley's
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From this reading Joe Fletcher was working like a good fellow, helping Captain Beasley’s regular deckhand, when he caught sight of his chum.
boat
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From this reading He found the rendezvous of those craft without much difficulty, but to pick out the particular boat of which he was in search was not quite such a simple matter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He found the rendezvous of those craft without much difficulty, but to pick out the particular boat of which he was in search was not quite such a simple matter.
canal-boat
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From this reading Late that afternoon Dick Armstrong, feeling all the importance of a small capitalist, started out to locate the canal-boat Minnehaha.
capitalist
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From this reading Late that afternoon Dick Armstrong, feeling all the importance of a small capitalist, started out to locate the canal-boat Minnehaha.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Joe Fletcher was working like a good fellow, helping Captain Beasley’s regular deckhand, when he caught sight of his chum.
cargo
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From this reading At length he found her, hauled up against the wharf, discharging the last of her cargo.
caught
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From this reading Joe Fletcher was working like a good fellow, helping Captain Beasley’s regular deckhand, when he caught sight of his chum.
chum
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From this reading Joe Fletcher was working like a good fellow, helping Captain Beasley’s regular deckhand, when he caught sight of his chum.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading He found the rendezvous of those craft without much difficulty, but to pick out the particular boat of which he was in search was not quite such a simple matter.
deckhand
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From this reading Joe Fletcher was working like a good fellow, helping Captain Beasley’s regular deckhand, when he caught sight of his chum.
DICK
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From this reading IN WHICH DICK TAKES A PARTNER, AND THE FIRM WINDS UP THE APPLE SPECULATION.
difficulty
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From this reading He found the rendezvous of those craft without much difficulty, but to pick out the particular boat of which he was in search was not quite such a simple matter.
discharging
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From this reading At length he found her, hauled up against the wharf, discharging the last of her cargo.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Late that afternoon Dick Armstrong, feeling all the importance of a small capitalist, started out to locate the canal-boat Minnehaha.
fellow
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From this reading Joe Fletcher was working like a good fellow, helping Captain Beasley’s regular deckhand, when he caught sight of his chum.
FIRM
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From this reading IN WHICH DICK TAKES A PARTNER, AND THE FIRM WINDS UP THE APPLE SPECULATION.
Fletcher
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From this reading Joe Fletcher was working like a good fellow, helping Captain Beasley’s regular deckhand, when he caught sight of his chum.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the rendezvous of those craft without much difficulty, but to pick out the particular boat of which he was in search was not quite such a simple matter.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joe Fletcher was working like a good fellow, helping Captain Beasley’s regular deckhand, when he caught sight of his chum.
hauled
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From this reading At length he found her, hauled up against the wharf, discharging the last of her cargo.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found the rendezvous of those craft without much difficulty, but to pick out the particular boat of which he was in search was not quite such a simple matter.
helping
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From this reading Joe Fletcher was working like a good fellow, helping Captain Beasley’s regular deckhand, when he caught sight of his chum.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At length he found her, hauled up against the wharf, discharging the last of her cargo.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joe Fletcher was working like a good fellow, helping Captain Beasley’s regular deckhand, when he caught sight of his chum.
importance
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From this reading Late that afternoon Dick Armstrong, feeling all the importance of a small capitalist, started out to locate the canal-boat Minnehaha.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH DICK TAKES A PARTNER, AND THE FIRM WINDS UP THE APPLE SPECULATION.
Joe
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From this reading Joe Fletcher was working like a good fellow, helping Captain Beasley’s regular deckhand, when he caught sight of his chum.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At length he found her, hauled up against the wharf, discharging the last of her cargo.
Late
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From this reading Late that afternoon Dick Armstrong, feeling all the importance of a small capitalist, started out to locate the canal-boat Minnehaha.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length he found her, hauled up against the wharf, discharging the last of her cargo.
like
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From this reading Joe Fletcher was working like a good fellow, helping Captain Beasley’s regular deckhand, when he caught sight of his chum.
locate
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From this reading Late that afternoon Dick Armstrong, feeling all the importance of a small capitalist, started out to locate the canal-boat Minnehaha.
matter
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From this reading He found the rendezvous of those craft without much difficulty, but to pick out the particular boat of which he was in search was not quite such a simple matter.
Minnehaha
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From this reading Late that afternoon Dick Armstrong, feeling all the importance of a small capitalist, started out to locate the canal-boat Minnehaha.
much
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From this reading He found the rendezvous of those craft without much difficulty, but to pick out the particular boat of which he was in search was not quite such a simple matter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He found the rendezvous of those craft without much difficulty, but to pick out the particular boat of which he was in search was not quite such a simple matter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Late that afternoon Dick Armstrong, feeling all the importance of a small capitalist, started out to locate the canal-boat Minnehaha.
out
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From this reading Late that afternoon Dick Armstrong, feeling all the importance of a small capitalist, started out to locate the canal-boat Minnehaha.
particular
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From this reading He found the rendezvous of those craft without much difficulty, but to pick out the particular boat of which he was in search was not quite such a simple matter.
PARTNER
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From this reading IN WHICH DICK TAKES A PARTNER, AND THE FIRM WINDS UP THE APPLE SPECULATION.
pick
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From this reading He found the rendezvous of those craft without much difficulty, but to pick out the particular boat of which he was in search was not quite such a simple matter.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the rendezvous of those craft without much difficulty, but to pick out the particular boat of which he was in search was not quite such a simple matter.
regular
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From this reading Joe Fletcher was working like a good fellow, helping Captain Beasley’s regular deckhand, when he caught sight of his chum.
rendezvous
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From this reading He found the rendezvous of those craft without much difficulty, but to pick out the particular boat of which he was in search was not quite such a simple matter.
search
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From this reading He found the rendezvous of those craft without much difficulty, but to pick out the particular boat of which he was in search was not quite such a simple matter.
sight
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From this reading Joe Fletcher was working like a good fellow, helping Captain Beasley’s regular deckhand, when he caught sight of his chum.
simple
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From this reading He found the rendezvous of those craft without much difficulty, but to pick out the particular boat of which he was in search was not quite such a simple matter.
small
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From this reading Late that afternoon Dick Armstrong, feeling all the importance of a small capitalist, started out to locate the canal-boat Minnehaha.
SPECULATION
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From this reading IN WHICH DICK TAKES A PARTNER, AND THE FIRM WINDS UP THE APPLE SPECULATION.
started
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From this reading Late that afternoon Dick Armstrong, feeling all the importance of a small capitalist, started out to locate the canal-boat Minnehaha.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He found the rendezvous of those craft without much difficulty, but to pick out the particular boat of which he was in search was not quite such a simple matter.
TAKES
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From this reading IN WHICH DICK TAKES A PARTNER, AND THE FIRM WINDS UP THE APPLE SPECULATION.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Late that afternoon Dick Armstrong, feeling all the importance of a small capitalist, started out to locate the canal-boat Minnehaha.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH DICK TAKES A PARTNER, AND THE FIRM WINDS UP THE APPLE SPECULATION.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He found the rendezvous of those craft without much difficulty, but to pick out the particular boat of which he was in search was not quite such a simple matter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Late that afternoon Dick Armstrong, feeling all the importance of a small capitalist, started out to locate the canal-boat Minnehaha.
UP
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From this reading IN WHICH DICK TAKES A PARTNER, AND THE FIRM WINDS UP THE APPLE SPECULATION.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He found the rendezvous of those craft without much difficulty, but to pick out the particular boat of which he was in search was not quite such a simple matter.
wharf
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From this reading At length he found her, hauled up against the wharf, discharging the last of her cargo.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Joe Fletcher was working like a good fellow, helping Captain Beasley’s regular deckhand, when he caught sight of his chum.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH DICK TAKES A PARTNER, AND THE FIRM WINDS UP THE APPLE SPECULATION.
WINDS
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From this reading IN WHICH DICK TAKES A PARTNER, AND THE FIRM WINDS UP THE APPLE SPECULATION.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He found the rendezvous of those craft without much difficulty, but to pick out the particular boat of which he was in search was not quite such a simple matter.
working
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From this reading Joe Fletcher was working like a good fellow, helping Captain Beasley’s regular deckhand, when he caught sight of his chum.
