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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 Her sailing tackle was out of order, and she was a very undesirable boat.
ADAM
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From this reading ADAM LEADS HIS PARTY.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
away
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From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
bailed
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From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
bailing
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From this reading This little boat, on the stern of which was painted the name “Maggie,” was very leaky, and required continual bailing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
board
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From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
boat
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From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
boys
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From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
bravely
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From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
cans
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From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
continual
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From this reading This little boat, on the stern of which was painted the name “Maggie,” was very leaky, and required continual bailing.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
dirty
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From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
far
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From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ADAM LEADS HIS PARTY.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
LEADS
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From this reading ADAM LEADS HIS PARTY.
leaky
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From this reading This little boat, on the stern of which was painted the name “Maggie,” was very leaky, and required continual bailing.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
Maggie
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From this reading This little boat, on the stern of which was painted the name “Maggie,” was very leaky, and required continual bailing.
mouth
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From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This little boat, on the stern of which was painted the name “Maggie,” was very leaky, and required continual bailing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This little boat, on the stern of which was painted the name “Maggie,” was very leaky, and required continual bailing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This little boat, on the stern of which was painted the name “Maggie,” was very leaky, and required continual bailing.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her sailing tackle was out of order, and she was a very undesirable boat.
out
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From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
painted
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From this reading This little boat, on the stern of which was painted the name “Maggie,” was very leaky, and required continual bailing.
PARTYnounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ADAM LEADS HIS PARTY.
persons
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From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
Phil
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From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
Phœnix
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From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
place
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From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
put
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From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
rate
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From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This little boat, on the stern of which was painted the name “Maggie,” was very leaky, and required continual bailing.
river
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From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
Rolling
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From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
sailed
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From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
sailing
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From this reading Her sailing tackle was out of order, and she was a very undesirable boat.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her sailing tackle was out of order, and she was a very undesirable boat.
smaller
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From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
steered
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From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
stern
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From this reading This little boat, on the stern of which was painted the name “Maggie,” was very leaky, and required continual bailing.
Stone
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From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
tackle
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From this reading Her sailing tackle was out of order, and she was a very undesirable boat.
taken
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From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This little boat, on the stern of which was painted the name “Maggie,” was very leaky, and required continual bailing.
tin
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From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
two
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From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
undesirable
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From this reading Her sailing tackle was out of order, and she was a very undesirable boat.
using
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From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
very
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From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This little boat, on the stern of which was painted the name “Maggie,” was very leaky, and required continual bailing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This little boat, on the stern of which was painted the name “Maggie,” was very leaky, and required continual bailing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
why
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From this reading Adam and the two boys had not sailed very far in the dirty little boat, when they found out why the persons who had been using her had left her and taken The Rolling Stone in her place.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Phœnix and Phil bailed away bravely with a couple of tin cans which they found on board, and Adam, having steered into the mouth of the smaller river, put the boat before the wind and sailed along at a good rate.
