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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 LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
acquaintance
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From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
agreeable
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From this reading He had proved an agreeable acquaintance, and when camp had been broken the three boys, together with Harry Emery, the daughter of the school principal, had voyaged with him as far as New York.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had proved an agreeable acquaintance, and when camp had been broken the three boys, together with Harry Emery, the daughter of the school principal, had voyaged with him as far as New York.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had proved an agreeable acquaintance, and when camp had been broken the three boys, together with Harry Emery, the daughter of the school principal, had voyaged with him as far as New York.
appeared
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From this reading He had appeared one day in his house-boat, the _Jolly Roger_, in which he was cruising down the Hudson, sketching as he went.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading His real name was Forbes Cole, a name of much importance in the art world, as the boys discovered later on.
Artist
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From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had proved an agreeable acquaintance, and when camp had been broken the three boys, together with Harry Emery, the daughter of the school principal, had voyaged with him as far as New York.
boys
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From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had proved an agreeable acquaintance, and when camp had been broken the three boys, together with Harry Emery, the daughter of the school principal, had voyaged with him as far as New York.
called
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From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
camp
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From this reading He had proved an agreeable acquaintance, and when camp had been broken the three boys, together with Harry Emery, the daughter of the school principal, had voyaged with him as far as New York.
camping
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From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
Cole
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From this reading His real name was Forbes Cole, a name of much importance in the art world, as the boys discovered later on.
cruising
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From this reading He had appeared one day in his house-boat, the _Jolly Roger_, in which he was cruising down the Hudson, sketching as he went.
daughter
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From this reading He had proved an agreeable acquaintance, and when camp had been broken the three boys, together with Harry Emery, the daughter of the school principal, had voyaged with him as far as New York.
day
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From this reading He had appeared one day in his house-boat, the _Jolly Roger_, in which he was cruising down the Hudson, sketching as he went.
discovered
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From this reading His real name was Forbes Cole, a name of much importance in the art world, as the boys discovered later on.
down
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From this reading He had appeared one day in his house-boat, the _Jolly Roger_, in which he was cruising down the Hudson, sketching as he went.
Emery
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From this reading He had proved an agreeable acquaintance, and when camp had been broken the three boys, together with Harry Emery, the daughter of the school principal, had voyaged with him as far as New York.
far
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From this reading He had proved an agreeable acquaintance, and when camp had been broken the three boys, together with Harry Emery, the daughter of the school principal, had voyaged with him as far as New York.
Floating
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From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
Forbes
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From this reading His real name was Forbes Cole, a name of much importance in the art world, as the boys discovered later on.
Fox
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From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
Harry
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From this reading He had proved an agreeable acquaintance, and when camp had been broken the three boys, together with Harry Emery, the daughter of the school principal, had voyaged with him as far as New York.
Harry's
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From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had appeared one day in his house-boat, the _Jolly Roger_, in which he was cruising down the Hudson, sketching as he went.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had proved an agreeable acquaintance, and when camp had been broken the three boys, together with Harry Emery, the daughter of the school principal, had voyaged with him as far as New York.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had appeared one day in his house-boat, the _Jolly Roger_, in which he was cruising down the Hudson, sketching as he went.
house
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From this reading Mr. Cole lived in a rather imposing white stone house within sight of the Park.
HOUSE-BOAT
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From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
Hudson
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From this reading He had appeared one day in his house-boat, the _Jolly Roger_, in which he was cruising down the Hudson, sketching as he went.
importance
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From this reading His real name was Forbes Cole, a name of much importance in the art world, as the boys discovered later on.
imposing
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From this reading Mr. Cole lived in a rather imposing white stone house within sight of the Park.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had appeared one day in his house-boat, the _Jolly Roger_, in which he was cruising down the Hudson, sketching as he went.
Island
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From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
Jolly
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From this reading He had appeared one day in his house-boat, the _Jolly Roger_, in which he was cruising down the Hudson, sketching as he went.
later
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From this reading His real name was Forbes Cole, a name of much importance in the art world, as the boys discovered later on.
LEASING
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From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
lived
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From this reading Mr. Cole lived in a rather imposing white stone house within sight of the Park.
made
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From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Cole lived in a rather imposing white stone house within sight of the Park.
much
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From this reading His real name was Forbes Cole, a name of much importance in the art world, as the boys discovered later on.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His real name was Forbes Cole, a name of much importance in the art world, as the boys discovered later on.
New
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From this reading He had proved an agreeable acquaintance, and when camp had been broken the three boys, together with Harry Emery, the daughter of the school principal, had voyaged with him as far as New York.
now
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From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had appeared one day in his house-boat, the _Jolly Roger_, in which he was cruising down the Hudson, sketching as he went.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
out
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From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
Park
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From this reading Mr. Cole lived in a rather imposing white stone house within sight of the Park.
preceding
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From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
principal
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From this reading He had proved an agreeable acquaintance, and when camp had been broken the three boys, together with Harry Emery, the daughter of the school principal, had voyaged with him as far as New York.
proved
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From this reading He had proved an agreeable acquaintance, and when camp had been broken the three boys, together with Harry Emery, the daughter of the school principal, had voyaged with him as far as New York.
rather
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From this reading Mr. Cole lived in a rather imposing white stone house within sight of the Park.
real
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From this reading His real name was Forbes Cole, a name of much importance in the art world, as the boys discovered later on.
Roger
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From this reading He had appeared one day in his house-boat, the _Jolly Roger_, in which he was cruising down the Hudson, sketching as he went.
school
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From this reading He had proved an agreeable acquaintance, and when camp had been broken the three boys, together with Harry Emery, the daughter of the school principal, had voyaged with him as far as New York.
sight
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From this reading Mr. Cole lived in a rather imposing white stone house within sight of the Park.
sketching
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From this reading He had appeared one day in his house-boat, the _Jolly Roger_, in which he was cruising down the Hudson, sketching as he went.
stone
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From this reading Mr. Cole lived in a rather imposing white stone house within sight of the Park.
summer
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From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
three
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From this reading He had proved an agreeable acquaintance, and when camp had been broken the three boys, together with Harry Emery, the daughter of the school principal, had voyaged with him as far as New York.
together
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From this reading He had proved an agreeable acquaintance, and when camp had been broken the three boys, together with Harry Emery, the daughter of the school principal, had voyaged with him as far as New York.
voyaged
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From this reading He had proved an agreeable acquaintance, and when camp had been broken the three boys, together with Harry Emery, the daughter of the school principal, had voyaged with him as far as New York.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had appeared one day in his house-boat, the _Jolly Roger_, in which he was cruising down the Hudson, sketching as he went.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had appeared one day in his house-boat, the _Jolly Roger_, in which he was cruising down the Hudson, sketching as he went.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had proved an agreeable acquaintance, and when camp had been broken the three boys, together with Harry Emery, the daughter of the school principal, had voyaged with him as far as New York.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had appeared one day in his house-boat, the _Jolly Roger_, in which he was cruising down the Hudson, sketching as he went.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading LEASING A HOUSE-BOAT The preceding summer, while camping out on Fox Island--or Harry’s Island, as they called it now--the boys had made the acquaintance of the Floating Artist.
white
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From this reading Mr. Cole lived in a rather imposing white stone house within sight of the Park.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had proved an agreeable acquaintance, and when camp had been broken the three boys, together with Harry Emery, the daughter of the school principal, had voyaged with him as far as New York.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Mr. Cole lived in a rather imposing white stone house within sight of the Park.
world
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From this reading His real name was Forbes Cole, a name of much importance in the art world, as the boys discovered later on.
York
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From this reading He had proved an agreeable acquaintance, and when camp had been broken the three boys, together with Harry Emery, the daughter of the school principal, had voyaged with him as far as New York.
