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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 Certainly the _Ucayga_ had left her wharf a full ten minutes behind her ordinary time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The steamer had had even a less favorable chance than before, and, under her former management, she must have been fifteen or twenty minutes behind time.
arrived
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From this reading The up-lake boat had arrived at Centreport rather later than usual.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The up-lake boat had arrived at Centreport rather later than usual.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The steamer had had even a less favorable chance than before, and, under her former management, she must have been fifteen or twenty minutes behind time.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The steamer had had even a less favorable chance than before, and, under her former management, she must have been fifteen or twenty minutes behind time.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Certainly the _Ucayga_ had left her wharf a full ten minutes behind her ordinary time.
boat
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From this reading The up-lake boat had arrived at Centreport rather later than usual.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had saved at least five minutes of the stay at Ruoara, and ten more by going through the Horse-Shoe Channel.
Centreport
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From this reading The up-lake boat had arrived at Centreport rather later than usual.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly the _Ucayga_ had left her wharf a full ten minutes behind her ordinary time.
chance
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From this reading The steamer had had even a less favorable chance than before, and, under her former management, she must have been fifteen or twenty minutes behind time.
Channel
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From this reading I had saved at least five minutes of the stay at Ruoara, and ten more by going through the Horse-Shoe Channel.
due
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From this reading The two trains which met at Ucayga were due at five minutes of four.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The steamer had had even a less favorable chance than before, and, under her former management, she must have been fifteen or twenty minutes behind time.
favorable
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From this reading The steamer had had even a less favorable chance than before, and, under her former management, she must have been fifteen or twenty minutes behind time.
fifteen
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From this reading The steamer had had even a less favorable chance than before, and, under her former management, she must have been fifteen or twenty minutes behind time.
five
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From this reading I had saved at least five minutes of the stay at Ruoara, and ten more by going through the Horse-Shoe Channel.
former
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From this reading The steamer had had even a less favorable chance than before, and, under her former management, she must have been fifteen or twenty minutes behind time.
four
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From this reading The two trains which met at Ucayga were due at five minutes of four.
full
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From this reading Certainly the _Ucayga_ had left her wharf a full ten minutes behind her ordinary time.
going
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From this reading I had saved at least five minutes of the stay at Ruoara, and ten more by going through the Horse-Shoe Channel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The up-lake boat had arrived at Centreport rather later than usual.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The steamer had had even a less favorable chance than before, and, under her former management, she must have been fifteen or twenty minutes behind time.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Certainly the _Ucayga_ had left her wharf a full ten minutes behind her ordinary time.
Horse-Shoe
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From this reading I had saved at least five minutes of the stay at Ruoara, and ten more by going through the Horse-Shoe Channel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had saved at least five minutes of the stay at Ruoara, and ten more by going through the Horse-Shoe Channel.
later
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From this reading The up-lake boat had arrived at Centreport rather later than usual.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had saved at least five minutes of the stay at Ruoara, and ten more by going through the Horse-Shoe Channel.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly the _Ucayga_ had left her wharf a full ten minutes behind her ordinary time.
less
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From this reading The steamer had had even a less favorable chance than before, and, under her former management, she must have been fifteen or twenty minutes behind time.
management
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From this reading The steamer had had even a less favorable chance than before, and, under her former management, she must have been fifteen or twenty minutes behind time.
met
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From this reading The two trains which met at Ucayga were due at five minutes of four.
minutes
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From this reading Certainly the _Ucayga_ had left her wharf a full ten minutes behind her ordinary time.
more
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From this reading I had saved at least five minutes of the stay at Ruoara, and ten more by going through the Horse-Shoe Channel.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The steamer had had even a less favorable chance than before, and, under her former management, she must have been fifteen or twenty minutes behind time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had saved at least five minutes of the stay at Ruoara, and ten more by going through the Horse-Shoe Channel.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The steamer had had even a less favorable chance than before, and, under her former management, she must have been fifteen or twenty minutes behind time.
ordinary
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From this reading Certainly the _Ucayga_ had left her wharf a full ten minutes behind her ordinary time.
rather
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From this reading The up-lake boat had arrived at Centreport rather later than usual.
Ruoara
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From this reading I had saved at least five minutes of the stay at Ruoara, and ten more by going through the Horse-Shoe Channel.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had saved at least five minutes of the stay at Ruoara, and ten more by going through the Horse-Shoe Channel.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The steamer had had even a less favorable chance than before, and, under her former management, she must have been fifteen or twenty minutes behind time.
stay
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From this reading I had saved at least five minutes of the stay at Ruoara, and ten more by going through the Horse-Shoe Channel.
steamer
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From this reading The steamer had had even a less favorable chance than before, and, under her former management, she must have been fifteen or twenty minutes behind time.
ten
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From this reading Certainly the _Ucayga_ had left her wharf a full ten minutes behind her ordinary time.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The up-lake boat had arrived at Centreport rather later than usual.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The up-lake boat had arrived at Centreport rather later than usual.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had saved at least five minutes of the stay at Ruoara, and ten more by going through the Horse-Shoe Channel.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly the _Ucayga_ had left her wharf a full ten minutes behind her ordinary time.
trains
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From this reading The two trains which met at Ucayga were due at five minutes of four.
twenty
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From this reading The steamer had had even a less favorable chance than before, and, under her former management, she must have been fifteen or twenty minutes behind time.
two
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From this reading The two trains which met at Ucayga were due at five minutes of four.
Ucayga
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From this reading Certainly the _Ucayga_ had left her wharf a full ten minutes behind her ordinary time.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The steamer had had even a less favorable chance than before, and, under her former management, she must have been fifteen or twenty minutes behind time.
up-lake
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From this reading The up-lake boat had arrived at Centreport rather later than usual.
usual
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From this reading The up-lake boat had arrived at Centreport rather later than usual.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two trains which met at Ucayga were due at five minutes of four.
wharf
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From this reading Certainly the _Ucayga_ had left her wharf a full ten minutes behind her ordinary time.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The two trains which met at Ucayga were due at five minutes of four.
