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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 captain had moored his _barquillo_ to a reef and stood in a pool, with the warm, green water washing about his knees.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The captain had moored his _barquillo_ to a reef and stood in a pool, with the warm, green water washing about his knees.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
arms
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From this reading His legs and arms were bare, as were Kit's, but they wore rawhide sandals, because where the sea-urchin grows one protects one's feet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His legs and arms were bare, as were Kit's, but they wore rawhide sandals, because where the sea-urchin grows one protects one's feet.
AUSTIN'S
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From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
bag
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From this reading Don Erminio carried a dripping bag, in which something moved, and a pole with a sharp hook like a salmon gaff.
bare
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From this reading His legs and arms were bare, as were Kit's, but they wore rawhide sandals, because where the sea-urchin grows one protects one's feet.
barquillo
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From this reading The captain had moored his _barquillo_ to a reef and stood in a pool, with the warm, green water washing about his knees.
bay
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From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading His legs and arms were bare, as were Kit's, but they wore rawhide sandals, because where the sea-urchin grows one protects one's feet.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
broke
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From this reading Off-shore, the Trade-breeze was fresh, but in the bay the rocks broke the sea.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Off-shore, the Trade-breeze was fresh, but in the bay the rocks broke the sea.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The captain had moored his _barquillo_ to a reef and stood in a pool, with the warm, green water washing about his knees.
carried
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From this reading Don Erminio carried a dripping bag, in which something moved, and a pole with a sharp hook like a salmon gaff.
cinders
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From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
Don
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From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
dripping
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From this reading Don Erminio carried a dripping bag, in which something moved, and a pole with a sharp hook like a salmon gaff.
Erminio
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From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
feet
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From this reading His legs and arms were bare, as were Kit's, but they wore rawhide sandals, because where the sea-urchin grows one protects one's feet.
fishing
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From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
fresh
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From this reading Off-shore, the Trade-breeze was fresh, but in the bay the rocks broke the sea.
gaff
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From this reading Don Erminio carried a dripping bag, in which something moved, and a pole with a sharp hook like a salmon gaff.
green
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From this reading The captain had moored his _barquillo_ to a reef and stood in a pool, with the warm, green water washing about his knees.
grows
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From this reading His legs and arms were bare, as were Kit's, but they wore rawhide sandals, because where the sea-urchin grows one protects one's feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The captain had moored his _barquillo_ to a reef and stood in a pool, with the warm, green water washing about his knees.
hill
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From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The captain had moored his _barquillo_ to a reef and stood in a pool, with the warm, green water washing about his knees.
hook
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From this reading Don Erminio carried a dripping bag, in which something moved, and a pole with a sharp hook like a salmon gaff.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
Isleta
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From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
Kit
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From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
Kit's
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From this reading His legs and arms were bare, as were Kit's, but they wore rawhide sandals, because where the sea-urchin grows one protects one's feet.
knees
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From this reading The captain had moored his _barquillo_ to a reef and stood in a pool, with the warm, green water washing about his knees.
legs
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From this reading His legs and arms were bare, as were Kit's, but they wore rawhide sandals, because where the sea-urchin grows one protects one's feet.
Light
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From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
like
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From this reading Don Erminio carried a dripping bag, in which something moved, and a pole with a sharp hook like a salmon gaff.
moored
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From this reading The captain had moored his _barquillo_ to a reef and stood in a pool, with the warm, green water washing about his knees.
moved
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From this reading Don Erminio carried a dripping bag, in which something moved, and a pole with a sharp hook like a salmon gaff.
MRS
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From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
Off-shore
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From this reading Off-shore, the Trade-breeze was fresh, but in the bay the rocks broke the sea.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His legs and arms were bare, as were Kit's, but they wore rawhide sandals, because where the sea-urchin grows one protects one's feet.
one's
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From this reading His legs and arms were bare, as were Kit's, but they wore rawhide sandals, because where the sea-urchin grows one protects one's feet.
pole
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From this reading Don Erminio carried a dripping bag, in which something moved, and a pole with a sharp hook like a salmon gaff.
pool
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From this reading The captain had moored his _barquillo_ to a reef and stood in a pool, with the warm, green water washing about his knees.
Port
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From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
protects
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From this reading His legs and arms were bare, as were Kit's, but they wore rawhide sandals, because where the sea-urchin grows one protects one's feet.
rawhide
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From this reading His legs and arms were bare, as were Kit's, but they wore rawhide sandals, because where the sea-urchin grows one protects one's feet.
reef
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From this reading The captain had moored his _barquillo_ to a reef and stood in a pool, with the warm, green water washing about his knees.
rocks
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From this reading Off-shore, the Trade-breeze was fresh, but in the bay the rocks broke the sea.
salmon
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From this reading Don Erminio carried a dripping bag, in which something moved, and a pole with a sharp hook like a salmon gaff.
sandals
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From this reading His legs and arms were bare, as were Kit's, but they wore rawhide sandals, because where the sea-urchin grows one protects one's feet.
sea
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From this reading Off-shore, the Trade-breeze was fresh, but in the bay the rocks broke the sea.
sea-urchin
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From this reading His legs and arms were bare, as were Kit's, but they wore rawhide sandals, because where the sea-urchin grows one protects one's feet.
sharp
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From this reading Don Erminio carried a dripping bag, in which something moved, and a pole with a sharp hook like a salmon gaff.
shelters
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From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Don Erminio carried a dripping bag, in which something moved, and a pole with a sharp hook like a salmon gaff.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The captain had moored his _barquillo_ to a reef and stood in a pool, with the warm, green water washing about his knees.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His legs and arms were bare, as were Kit's, but they wore rawhide sandals, because where the sea-urchin grows one protects one's feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The captain had moored his _barquillo_ to a reef and stood in a pool, with the warm, green water washing about his knees.
Trade-breeze
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From this reading Off-shore, the Trade-breeze was fresh, but in the bay the rocks broke the sea.
VERANDA
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From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
volcanic
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From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
warm
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From this reading The captain had moored his _barquillo_ to a reef and stood in a pool, with the warm, green water washing about his knees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Off-shore, the Trade-breeze was fresh, but in the bay the rocks broke the sea.
washing
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From this reading The captain had moored his _barquillo_ to a reef and stood in a pool, with the warm, green water washing about his knees.
water
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From this reading The captain had moored his _barquillo_ to a reef and stood in a pool, with the warm, green water washing about his knees.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MRS AUSTIN'S VERANDA Don Erminio and Kit were fishing in the bay behind the Isleta, the hill of volcanic cinders that shelters the Port of Light.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading His legs and arms were bare, as were Kit's, but they wore rawhide sandals, because where the sea-urchin grows one protects one's feet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Don Erminio carried a dripping bag, in which something moved, and a pole with a sharp hook like a salmon gaff.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The captain had moored his _barquillo_ to a reef and stood in a pool, with the warm, green water washing about his knees.
wore
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From this reading His legs and arms were bare, as were Kit's, but they wore rawhide sandals, because where the sea-urchin grows one protects one's feet.
