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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 Beside the landing at the right was the boat-house; to the left, the little stretch of white beach; before him, the winding path leading upward through a thick grove of rustling trees.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Roy, on the float, took a final hitch in the bow line, straightened himself, and looked about.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Afar up on the hill, the tower of School Hall showed above the tree-tops.
Afar
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From this reading Afar up on the hill, the tower of School Hall showed above the tree-tops.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Things haven’t changed much, have they?” he asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Beside the landing at the right was the boat-house; to the left, the little stretch of white beach; before him, the winding path leading upward through a thick grove of rustling trees.
Back
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From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
beach
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From this reading Beside the landing at the right was the boat-house; to the left, the little stretch of white beach; before him, the winding path leading upward through a thick grove of rustling trees.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
BesideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside the landing at the right was the boat-house; to the left, the little stretch of white beach; before him, the winding path leading upward through a thick grove of rustling trees.
boat-house
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From this reading Beside the landing at the right was the boat-house; to the left, the little stretch of white beach; before him, the winding path leading upward through a thick grove of rustling trees.
bow
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From this reading Roy, on the float, took a final hitch in the bow line, straightened himself, and looked about.
changed
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From this reading “Things haven’t changed much, have they?” he asked.
Chub
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From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
deck
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From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
final
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From this reading Roy, on the float, took a final hitch in the bow line, straightened himself, and looked about.
float
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From this reading Roy, on the float, took a final hitch in the bow line, straightened himself, and looked about.
gaze
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From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
GOES
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From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
grove
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From this reading Beside the landing at the right was the boat-house; to the left, the little stretch of white beach; before him, the winding path leading upward through a thick grove of rustling trees.
Hall
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From this reading Afar up on the hill, the tower of School Hall showed above the tree-tops.
HARRY
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From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Things haven’t changed much, have they?” he asked.
haven't
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From this reading “Things haven’t changed much, have they?” he asked.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
hill
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From this reading Afar up on the hill, the tower of School Hall showed above the tree-tops.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Roy, on the float, took a final hitch in the bow line, straightened himself, and looked about.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
hitch
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From this reading Roy, on the float, took a final hitch in the bow line, straightened himself, and looked about.
home
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From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Roy, on the float, took a final hitch in the bow line, straightened himself, and looked about.
landing
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From this reading Beside the landing at the right was the boat-house; to the left, the little stretch of white beach; before him, the winding path leading upward through a thick grove of rustling trees.
leading
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From this reading Beside the landing at the right was the boat-house; to the left, the little stretch of white beach; before him, the winding path leading upward through a thick grove of rustling trees.
leaned
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From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beside the landing at the right was the boat-house; to the left, the little stretch of white beach; before him, the winding path leading upward through a thick grove of rustling trees.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
line
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From this reading Roy, on the float, took a final hitch in the bow line, straightened himself, and looked about.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beside the landing at the right was the boat-house; to the left, the little stretch of white beach; before him, the winding path leading upward through a thick grove of rustling trees.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Roy, on the float, took a final hitch in the bow line, straightened himself, and looked about.
much
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From this reading “Things haven’t changed much, have they?” he asked.
murmured
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From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
old
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From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Afar up on the hill, the tower of School Hall showed above the tree-tops.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
path
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From this reading Beside the landing at the right was the boat-house; to the left, the little stretch of white beach; before him, the winding path leading upward through a thick grove of rustling trees.
railing
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From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beside the landing at the right was the boat-house; to the left, the little stretch of white beach; before him, the winding path leading upward through a thick grove of rustling trees.
Roy
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From this reading Roy, on the float, took a final hitch in the bow line, straightened himself, and looked about.
rustling
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From this reading Beside the landing at the right was the boat-house; to the left, the little stretch of white beach; before him, the winding path leading upward through a thick grove of rustling trees.
scene
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From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
School
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From this reading Afar up on the hill, the tower of School Hall showed above the tree-tops.
SEA
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From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
showed
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From this reading Afar up on the hill, the tower of School Hall showed above the tree-tops.
straightened
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From this reading Roy, on the float, took a final hitch in the bow line, straightened himself, and looked about.
stretch
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From this reading Beside the landing at the right was the boat-house; to the left, the little stretch of white beach; before him, the winding path leading upward through a thick grove of rustling trees.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Things haven’t changed much, have they?” he asked.
thick
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From this reading Beside the landing at the right was the boat-house; to the left, the little stretch of white beach; before him, the winding path leading upward through a thick grove of rustling trees.
Things
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From this reading “Things haven’t changed much, have they?” he asked.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Beside the landing at the right was the boat-house; to the left, the little stretch of white beach; before him, the winding path leading upward through a thick grove of rustling trees.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Roy, on the float, took a final hitch in the bow line, straightened himself, and looked about.
tower
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From this reading Afar up on the hill, the tower of School Hall showed above the tree-tops.
travel
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From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
tree-tops
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From this reading Afar up on the hill, the tower of School Hall showed above the tree-tops.
trees
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From this reading Beside the landing at the right was the boat-house; to the left, the little stretch of white beach; before him, the winding path leading upward through a thick grove of rustling trees.
up
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From this reading Afar up on the hill, the tower of School Hall showed above the tree-tops.
upper
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From this reading HARRY GOES TO SEA “Back to the old home,” murmured Chub, as he leaned over the railing of the upper deck and let his gaze travel over the scene before him.
upward
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From this reading Beside the landing at the right was the boat-house; to the left, the little stretch of white beach; before him, the winding path leading upward through a thick grove of rustling trees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beside the landing at the right was the boat-house; to the left, the little stretch of white beach; before him, the winding path leading upward through a thick grove of rustling trees.
white
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From this reading Beside the landing at the right was the boat-house; to the left, the little stretch of white beach; before him, the winding path leading upward through a thick grove of rustling trees.
winding
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From this reading Beside the landing at the right was the boat-house; to the left, the little stretch of white beach; before him, the winding path leading upward through a thick grove of rustling trees.
