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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 Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
all
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From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With the board I had torn from my raft I paddled with all my might; but it seemed like an hour to me, in my deep solicitude for the fate of my companions, before I reached the bend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
anxiety
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From this reading But I had strong hopes that the next bend of the stream would remove my anxiety.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading With the board I had torn from my raft I paddled with all my might; but it seemed like an hour to me, in my deep solicitude for the fate of my companions, before I reached the bend.
bend
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From this reading But I had strong hopes that the next bend of the stream would remove my anxiety.
board
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From this reading With the board I had torn from my raft I paddled with all my might; but it seemed like an hour to me, in my deep solicitude for the fate of my companions, before I reached the bend.
bull
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From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I had strong hopes that the next bend of the stream would remove my anxiety.
cases
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From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
companions
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From this reading With the board I had torn from my raft I paddled with all my might; but it seemed like an hour to me, in my deep solicitude for the fate of my companions, before I reached the bend.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The worst fear I had was, that he had fallen overboard; for it seemed to me that nothing else could have prevented him from halloing.
deep
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From this reading With the board I had torn from my raft I paddled with all my might; but it seemed like an hour to me, in my deep solicitude for the fate of my companions, before I reached the bend.
doing
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From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
else
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From this reading The worst fear I had was, that he had fallen overboard; for it seemed to me that nothing else could have prevented him from halloing.
emergency
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From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
fallen
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From this reading The worst fear I had was, that he had fallen overboard; for it seemed to me that nothing else could have prevented him from halloing.
fate
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From this reading With the board I had torn from my raft I paddled with all my might; but it seemed like an hour to me, in my deep solicitude for the fate of my companions, before I reached the bend.
fear
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From this reading The worst fear I had was, that he had fallen overboard; for it seemed to me that nothing else could have prevented him from halloing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The worst fear I had was, that he had fallen overboard; for it seemed to me that nothing else could have prevented him from halloing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The worst fear I had was, that he had fallen overboard; for it seemed to me that nothing else could have prevented him from halloing.
Gwynn
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From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
habit
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From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
halloing
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From this reading The worst fear I had was, that he had fallen overboard; for it seemed to me that nothing else could have prevented him from halloing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The worst fear I had was, that he had fallen overboard; for it seemed to me that nothing else could have prevented him from halloing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The worst fear I had was, that he had fallen overboard; for it seemed to me that nothing else could have prevented him from halloing.
hopes
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From this reading But I had strong hopes that the next bend of the stream would remove my anxiety.
hour
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From this reading With the board I had torn from my raft I paddled with all my might; but it seemed like an hour to me, in my deep solicitude for the fate of my companions, before I reached the bend.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
like
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From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The worst fear I had was, that he had fallen overboard; for it seemed to me that nothing else could have prevented him from halloing.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading With the board I had torn from my raft I paddled with all my might; but it seemed like an hour to me, in my deep solicitude for the fate of my companions, before I reached the bend.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I had strong hopes that the next bend of the stream would remove my anxiety.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I had strong hopes that the next bend of the stream would remove my anxiety.
NIGHT
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From this reading NIGHT ON THE RIVER.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The worst fear I had was, that he had fallen overboard; for it seemed to me that nothing else could have prevented him from halloing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NIGHT ON THE RIVER.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
from a ship into the water
From this reading The worst fear I had was, that he had fallen overboard; for it seemed to me that nothing else could have prevented him from halloing.
paddled
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From this reading With the board I had torn from my raft I paddled with all my might; but it seemed like an hour to me, in my deep solicitude for the fate of my companions, before I reached the bend.
peril
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From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
prevented
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From this reading The worst fear I had was, that he had fallen overboard; for it seemed to me that nothing else could have prevented him from halloing.
raft
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From this reading With the board I had torn from my raft I paddled with all my might; but it seemed like an hour to me, in my deep solicitude for the fate of my companions, before I reached the bend.
reached
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From this reading With the board I had torn from my raft I paddled with all my might; but it seemed like an hour to me, in my deep solicitude for the fate of my companions, before I reached the bend.
remove
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From this reading But I had strong hopes that the next bend of the stream would remove my anxiety.
RIVER
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From this reading NIGHT ON THE RIVER.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The worst fear I had was, that he had fallen overboard; for it seemed to me that nothing else could have prevented him from halloing.
Sim
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From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
solicitude
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From this reading With the board I had torn from my raft I paddled with all my might; but it seemed like an hour to me, in my deep solicitude for the fate of my companions, before I reached the bend.
stream
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From this reading But I had strong hopes that the next bend of the stream would remove my anxiety.
strong
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From this reading But I had strong hopes that the next bend of the stream would remove my anxiety.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NIGHT ON THE RIVER.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The worst fear I had was, that he had fallen overboard; for it seemed to me that nothing else could have prevented him from halloing.
torn
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From this reading With the board I had torn from my raft I paddled with all my might; but it seemed like an hour to me, in my deep solicitude for the fate of my companions, before I reached the bend.
used
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From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
voice
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From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the board I had torn from my raft I paddled with all my might; but it seemed like an hour to me, in my deep solicitude for the fate of my companions, before I reached the bend.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sim Gwynn had a voice like a bull, and I wondered that he had not used it, as he was in the habit of doing in all cases of peril or emergency.
worst
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From this reading The worst fear I had was, that he had fallen overboard; for it seemed to me that nothing else could have prevented him from halloing.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But I had strong hopes that the next bend of the stream would remove my anxiety.
