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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 The channel, which lay in the middle of the bay, had four and a quarter fathoms of water at mean low tide, according to the chart the officer had with him.
according
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From this reading The channel, which lay in the middle of the bay, had four and a quarter fathoms of water at mean low tide, according to the chart the officer had with him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SURRENDER OF THE REINDEER Christy looked over the side of the boat, and saw that the water was quite clear.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The channel, which lay in the middle of the bay, had four and a quarter fathoms of water at mean low tide, according to the chart the officer had with him.
authority
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From this reading But his authority gave no depth of water on the shoal sands.
bay
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From this reading The channel, which lay in the middle of the bay, had four and a quarter fathoms of water at mean low tide, according to the chart the officer had with him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
boat
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From this reading THE SURRENDER OF THE REINDEER Christy looked over the side of the boat, and saw that the water was quite clear.
bowman
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From this reading In a short time the boat came to the verge of the channel, and Christy directed the bowman to stand by with the lead, with which the boat was provided.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his authority gave no depth of water on the shoal sands.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In a short time the boat came to the verge of the channel, and Christy directed the bowman to stand by with the lead, with which the boat was provided.
came
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From this reading In a short time the boat came to the verge of the channel, and Christy directed the bowman to stand by with the lead, with which the boat was provided.
channel
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From this reading The channel, which lay in the middle of the bay, had four and a quarter fathoms of water at mean low tide, according to the chart the officer had with him.
chart
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From this reading The channel, which lay in the middle of the bay, had four and a quarter fathoms of water at mean low tide, according to the chart the officer had with him.
Christy
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From this reading THE SURRENDER OF THE REINDEER Christy looked over the side of the boat, and saw that the water was quite clear.
clear
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From this reading THE SURRENDER OF THE REINDEER Christy looked over the side of the boat, and saw that the water was quite clear.
convenient
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From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
copies
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From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
cut
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From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
depth
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From this reading But his authority gave no depth of water on the shoal sands.
directed
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From this reading In a short time the boat came to the verge of the channel, and Christy directed the bowman to stand by with the lead, with which the boat was provided.
easily
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From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
fathoms
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From this reading The channel, which lay in the middle of the bay, had four and a quarter fathoms of water at mean low tide, according to the chart the officer had with him.
four
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From this reading The channel, which lay in the middle of the bay, had four and a quarter fathoms of water at mean low tide, according to the chart the officer had with him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
gave
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From this reading But his authority gave no depth of water on the shoal sands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The channel, which lay in the middle of the bay, had four and a quarter fathoms of water at mean low tide, according to the chart the officer had with him.
handled
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From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The channel, which lay in the middle of the bay, had four and a quarter fathoms of water at mean low tide, according to the chart the officer had with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his authority gave no depth of water on the shoal sands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The channel, which lay in the middle of the bay, had four and a quarter fathoms of water at mean low tide, according to the chart the officer had with him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
large
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From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
lay
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From this reading The channel, which lay in the middle of the bay, had four and a quarter fathoms of water at mean low tide, according to the chart the officer had with him.
lead
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From this reading In a short time the boat came to the verge of the channel, and Christy directed the bowman to stand by with the lead, with which the boat was provided.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SURRENDER OF THE REINDEER Christy looked over the side of the boat, and saw that the water was quite clear.
low
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From this reading The channel, which lay in the middle of the bay, had four and a quarter fathoms of water at mean low tide, according to the chart the officer had with him.
mean
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From this reading The channel, which lay in the middle of the bay, had four and a quarter fathoms of water at mean low tide, according to the chart the officer had with him.
middle
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From this reading The channel, which lay in the middle of the bay, had four and a quarter fathoms of water at mean low tide, according to the chart the officer had with him.
New
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From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But his authority gave no depth of water on the shoal sands.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SURRENDER OF THE REINDEER Christy looked over the side of the boat, and saw that the water was quite clear.
officer
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From this reading The channel, which lay in the middle of the bay, had four and a quarter fathoms of water at mean low tide, according to the chart the officer had with him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE SURRENDER OF THE REINDEER Christy looked over the side of the boat, and saw that the water was quite clear.
provided
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From this reading In a short time the boat came to the verge of the channel, and Christy directed the bowman to stand by with the lead, with which the boat was provided.
quarter
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From this reading The channel, which lay in the middle of the bay, had four and a quarter fathoms of water at mean low tide, according to the chart the officer had with him.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SURRENDER OF THE REINDEER Christy looked over the side of the boat, and saw that the water was quite clear.
REINDEER
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From this reading THE SURRENDER OF THE REINDEER Christy looked over the side of the boat, and saw that the water was quite clear.
sands
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From this reading But his authority gave no depth of water on the shoal sands.
saw
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From this reading THE SURRENDER OF THE REINDEER Christy looked over the side of the boat, and saw that the water was quite clear.
service
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From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
several
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From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
shoal
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From this reading But his authority gave no depth of water on the shoal sands.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In a short time the boat came to the verge of the channel, and Christy directed the bowman to stand by with the lead, with which the boat was provided.
side
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From this reading THE SURRENDER OF THE REINDEER Christy looked over the side of the boat, and saw that the water was quite clear.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
squares
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From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
stand
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From this reading In a short time the boat came to the verge of the channel, and Christy directed the bowman to stand by with the lead, with which the boat was provided.
SURRENDER
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From this reading THE SURRENDER OF THE REINDEER Christy looked over the side of the boat, and saw that the water was quite clear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SURRENDER OF THE REINDEER Christy looked over the side of the boat, and saw that the water was quite clear.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SURRENDER OF THE REINDEER Christy looked over the side of the boat, and saw that the water was quite clear.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
tide
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From this reading The channel, which lay in the middle of the bay, had four and a quarter fathoms of water at mean low tide, according to the chart the officer had with him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a short time the boat came to the verge of the channel, and Christy directed the bowman to stand by with the lead, with which the boat was provided.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The channel, which lay in the middle of the bay, had four and a quarter fathoms of water at mean low tide, according to the chart the officer had with him.
up
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From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
verge
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From this reading In a short time the boat came to the verge of the channel, and Christy directed the bowman to stand by with the lead, with which the boat was provided.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SURRENDER OF THE REINDEER Christy looked over the side of the boat, and saw that the water was quite clear.
water
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From this reading THE SURRENDER OF THE REINDEER Christy looked over the side of the boat, and saw that the water was quite clear.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The channel, which lay in the middle of the bay, had four and a quarter fathoms of water at mean low tide, according to the chart the officer had with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The channel, which lay in the middle of the bay, had four and a quarter fathoms of water at mean low tide, according to the chart the officer had with him.
York
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From this reading He had brought several copies of the large chart with him from New York, and he had cut them up into convenient squares, so that they could be easily handled when he was on boat service.
