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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 STRIKE FOR INDEPENDENCE.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When the boat had been moving about an hour, she came into a flatter country, and the sail had more wind.
almost
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From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When the boat had been moving about an hour, she came into a flatter country, and the sail had more wind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
bad
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From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a little startling at first to the green skipper, who thought she must be making ten knots an hour, when she was doing only four.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When the boat had been moving about an hour, she came into a flatter country, and the sail had more wind.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
boat
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From this reading When the boat had been moving about an hour, she came into a flatter country, and the sail had more wind.
boys
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From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
came
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From this reading When the boat had been moving about an hour, she came into a flatter country, and the sail had more wind.
christenednounUS /ˈchristened/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
companion
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From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
concluded
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From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
country
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From this reading When the boat had been moving about an hour, she came into a flatter country, and the sail had more wind.
crime
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From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
doing
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From this reading It was a little startling at first to the green skipper, who thought she must be making ten knots an hour, when she was doing only four.
down
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From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
fact
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From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a little startling at first to the green skipper, who thought she must be making ten knots an hour, when she was doing only four.
flatter
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From this reading When the boat had been moving about an hour, she came into a flatter country, and the sail had more wind.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A STRIKE FOR INDEPENDENCE.
four
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From this reading It was a little startling at first to the green skipper, who thought she must be making ten knots an hour, when she was doing only four.
freshening
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From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
gone
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From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
green
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From this reading It was a little startling at first to the green skipper, who thought she must be making ten knots an hour, when she was doing only four.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
heard
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From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
hour
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From this reading When the boat had been moving about an hour, she came into a flatter country, and the sail had more wind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
INDEPENDENCE
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From this reading A STRIKE FOR INDEPENDENCE.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the boat had been moving about an hour, she came into a flatter country, and the sail had more wind.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a little startling at first to the green skipper, who thought she must be making ten knots an hour, when she was doing only four.
knots
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From this reading It was a little startling at first to the green skipper, who thought she must be making ten knots an hour, when she was doing only four.
lay
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From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a little startling at first to the green skipper, who thought she must be making ten knots an hour, when she was doing only four.
lively
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From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
Lon
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From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
making
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From this reading It was a little startling at first to the green skipper, who thought she must be making ten knots an hour, when she was doing only four.
more
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From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
move
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From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
moving
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From this reading When the boat had been moving about an hour, she came into a flatter country, and the sail had more wind.
Mud-turtle
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From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was a little startling at first to the green skipper, who thought she must be making ten knots an hour, when she was doing only four.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
only
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From this reading It was a little startling at first to the green skipper, who thought she must be making ten knots an hour, when she was doing only four.
rate
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From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the boat had been moving about an hour, she came into a flatter country, and the sail had more wind.
sailer
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From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the boat had been moving about an hour, she came into a flatter country, and the sail had more wind.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading It was a little startling at first to the green skipper, who thought she must be making ten knots an hour, when she was doing only four.
sleep
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From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
some
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From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
soon
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From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
spite
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From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
startling
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From this reading It was a little startling at first to the green skipper, who thought she must be making ten knots an hour, when she was doing only four.
STRIKE
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From this reading A STRIKE FOR INDEPENDENCE.
ten
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From this reading It was a little startling at first to the green skipper, who thought she must be making ten knots an hour, when she was doing only four.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the boat had been moving about an hour, she came into a flatter country, and the sail had more wind.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a little startling at first to the green skipper, who thought she must be making ten knots an hour, when she was doing only four.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lon heard no more of his companion in crime, and he concluded that he had gone to sleep; as, in fact, he had almost as soon as he lay down.
used
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From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
very
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From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
water
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From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the boat had been moving about an hour, she came into a flatter country, and the sail had more wind.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the boat had been moving about an hour, she came into a flatter country, and the sail had more wind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The “Mud-turtle,” as some of the boys who used the boat had christened her, was not a bad sailer, in spite of her name; and, with the freshening wind, she began to move at a very lively rate through the water.
