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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 A MYSTERIOUS SHOT.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Indian River extends from about twenty-five miles north of Titusville to the inlet, a distance of one hundred miles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
Atlantic
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
Banana
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From this reading But Banana River and Mosquito Inlet are separated from it only by Merritt's Island, so that these bodies of water overlap each other.
bodies
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From this reading But Banana River and Mosquito Inlet are separated from it only by Merritt's Island, so that these bodies of water overlap each other.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Banana River and Mosquito Inlet are separated from it only by Merritt's Island, so that these bodies of water overlap each other.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The water in these inlets is often not more than three feet deep, so that no large vessels can navigate them.
coast
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
deep
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From this reading The water in these inlets is often not more than three feet deep, so that no large vessels can navigate them.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
distance
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From this reading Indian River extends from about twenty-five miles north of Titusville to the inlet, a distance of one hundred miles.
dozen
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But Banana River and Mosquito Inlet are separated from it only by Merritt's Island, so that these bodies of water overlap each other.
extends
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
feet
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From this reading The water in these inlets is often not more than three feet deep, so that no large vessels can navigate them.
Florida
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
Halifax
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
hundred
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The water in these inlets is often not more than three feet deep, so that no large vessels can navigate them.
Indian
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
inlet
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From this reading Indian River extends from about twenty-five miles north of Titusville to the inlet, a distance of one hundred miles.
inlets
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The water in these inlets is often not more than three feet deep, so that no large vessels can navigate them.
Island
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From this reading But Banana River and Mosquito Inlet are separated from it only by Merritt's Island, so that these bodies of water overlap each other.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Banana River and Mosquito Inlet are separated from it only by Merritt's Island, so that these bodies of water overlap each other.
Lagoon
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
lagoons
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
lakes
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
large
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From this reading The water in these inlets is often not more than three feet deep, so that no large vessels can navigate them.
main
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
Merritt's
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From this reading But Banana River and Mosquito Inlet are separated from it only by Merritt's Island, so that these bodies of water overlap each other.
miles
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
more
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From this reading The water in these inlets is often not more than three feet deep, so that no large vessels can navigate them.
Mosquito
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
MYSTERIOUSadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS SHOT.
names
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
narrow
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
navigate
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From this reading The water in these inlets is often not more than three feet deep, so that no large vessels can navigate them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The water in these inlets is often not more than three feet deep, so that no large vessels can navigate them.
north
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The water in these inlets is often not more than three feet deep, so that no large vessels can navigate them.
ocean
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
often
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From this reading The water in these inlets is often not more than three feet deep, so that no large vessels can navigate them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Indian River extends from about twenty-five miles north of Titusville to the inlet, a distance of one hundred miles.
only
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From this reading But Banana River and Mosquito Inlet are separated from it only by Merritt's Island, so that these bodies of water overlap each other.
other
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From this reading But Banana River and Mosquito Inlet are separated from it only by Merritt's Island, so that these bodies of water overlap each other.
overlap
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From this reading But Banana River and Mosquito Inlet are separated from it only by Merritt's Island, so that these bodies of water overlap each other.
River
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
rivers
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
sand
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
separated
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
shallow
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
SHOT
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From this reading A MYSTERIOUS SHOT.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But Banana River and Mosquito Inlet are separated from it only by Merritt's Island, so that these bodies of water overlap each other.
sounds
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
south
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
strip
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The water in these inlets is often not more than three feet deep, so that no large vessels can navigate them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Banana River and Mosquito Inlet are separated from it only by Merritt's Island, so that these bodies of water overlap each other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The water in these inlets is often not more than three feet deep, so that no large vessels can navigate them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But Banana River and Mosquito Inlet are separated from it only by Merritt's Island, so that these bodies of water overlap each other.
three
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From this reading The water in these inlets is often not more than three feet deep, so that no large vessels can navigate them.
Titusville
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From this reading Indian River extends from about twenty-five miles north of Titusville to the inlet, a distance of one hundred miles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Indian River extends from about twenty-five miles north of Titusville to the inlet, a distance of one hundred miles.
twenty-five
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From this reading Indian River extends from about twenty-five miles north of Titusville to the inlet, a distance of one hundred miles.
two
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
vessels
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From this reading The water in these inlets is often not more than three feet deep, so that no large vessels can navigate them.
water
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From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Indian River, Halifax River, Mosquito Lagoon, and half a dozen rivers, sounds, lagoons, lakes, and inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida, are different names for the same shallow body of water, separated from the main ocean by a narrow strip of sand, which extends north and south for two hundred miles.
