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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 By this time they were acquiring considerable skill with the paddles, together with a fine, woodcrafty indifference to the hardships.
abstractions
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From this reading Over the night fires their talk dug deeply into the abstractions, losing artificiality in just proportion to the cracking and peeling of the veneers.
acquiring
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From this reading By this time they were acquiring considerable skill with the paddles, together with a fine, woodcrafty indifference to the hardships.
all
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From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the quick water they were never dry, and they came presently to disregard the wettings, or rather to take them as a part of the day's work.
artificiality
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From this reading Over the night fires their talk dug deeply into the abstractions, losing artificiality in just proportion to the cracking and peeling of the veneers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the quick water they were never dry, and they came presently to disregard the wettings, or rather to take them as a part of the day's work.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
attitude
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From this reading As the comradeship ripened, their attitude toward each other grew more and more intolerant of the civilized reservations.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time they were acquiring considerable skill with the paddles, together with a fine, woodcrafty indifference to the hardships.
came
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From this reading In the quick water they were never dry, and they came presently to disregard the wettings, or rather to take them as a part of the day's work.
civilized
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From this reading As the comradeship ripened, their attitude toward each other grew more and more intolerant of the civilized reservations.
close
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From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
comradeship
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From this reading As the comradeship ripened, their attitude toward each other grew more and more intolerant of the civilized reservations.
considerable
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From this reading By this time they were acquiring considerable skill with the paddles, together with a fine, woodcrafty indifference to the hardships.
cracking
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From this reading Over the night fires their talk dug deeply into the abstractions, losing artificiality in just proportion to the cracking and peeling of the veneers.
day
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From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
day's
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From this reading In the quick water they were never dry, and they came presently to disregard the wettings, or rather to take them as a part of the day's work.
deeply
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From this reading Over the night fires their talk dug deeply into the abstractions, losing artificiality in just proportion to the cracking and peeling of the veneers.
disregard
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From this reading In the quick water they were never dry, and they came presently to disregard the wettings, or rather to take them as a part of the day's work.
dry
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From this reading In the quick water they were never dry, and they came presently to disregard the wettings, or rather to take them as a part of the day's work.
dug
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From this reading Over the night fires their talk dug deeply into the abstractions, losing artificiality in just proportion to the cracking and peeling of the veneers.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading As the comradeship ripened, their attitude toward each other grew more and more intolerant of the civilized reservations.
expressed
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From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
feel
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From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time they were acquiring considerable skill with the paddles, together with a fine, woodcrafty indifference to the hardships.
fires
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From this reading Over the night fires their talk dug deeply into the abstractions, losing artificiality in just proportion to the cracking and peeling of the veneers.
fresh
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From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
gamut
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From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
grew
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From this reading As the comradeship ripened, their attitude toward each other grew more and more intolerant of the civilized reservations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
hardships
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From this reading By this time they were acquiring considerable skill with the paddles, together with a fine, woodcrafty indifference to the hardships.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the quick water they were never dry, and they came presently to disregard the wettings, or rather to take them as a part of the day's work.
indifference
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From this reading By this time they were acquiring considerable skill with the paddles, together with a fine, woodcrafty indifference to the hardships.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Over the night fires their talk dug deeply into the abstractions, losing artificiality in just proportion to the cracking and peeling of the veneers.
intolerant
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From this reading As the comradeship ripened, their attitude toward each other grew more and more intolerant of the civilized reservations.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
just
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From this reading Over the night fires their talk dug deeply into the abstractions, losing artificiality in just proportion to the cracking and peeling of the veneers.
losing
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From this reading Over the night fires their talk dug deeply into the abstractions, losing artificiality in just proportion to the cracking and peeling of the veneers.
more
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From this reading As the comradeship ripened, their attitude toward each other grew more and more intolerant of the civilized reservations.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the quick water they were never dry, and they came presently to disregard the wettings, or rather to take them as a part of the day's work.
night
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From this reading Over the night fires their talk dug deeply into the abstractions, losing artificiality in just proportion to the cracking and peeling of the veneers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the quick water they were never dry, and they came presently to disregard the wettings, or rather to take them as a part of the day's work.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the quick water they were never dry, and they came presently to disregard the wettings, or rather to take them as a part of the day's work.
other
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From this reading As the comradeship ripened, their attitude toward each other grew more and more intolerant of the civilized reservations.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the night fires their talk dug deeply into the abstractions, losing artificiality in just proportion to the cracking and peeling of the veneers.
paddles
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From this reading By this time they were acquiring considerable skill with the paddles, together with a fine, woodcrafty indifference to the hardships.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the quick water they were never dry, and they came presently to disregard the wettings, or rather to take them as a part of the day's work.
peeling
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From this reading Over the night fires their talk dug deeply into the abstractions, losing artificiality in just proportion to the cracking and peeling of the veneers.
perils
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From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
presently
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From this reading In the quick water they were never dry, and they came presently to disregard the wettings, or rather to take them as a part of the day's work.
Prime
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From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
proportion
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From this reading Over the night fires their talk dug deeply into the abstractions, losing artificiality in just proportion to the cracking and peeling of the veneers.
quick
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From this reading In the quick water they were never dry, and they came presently to disregard the wettings, or rather to take them as a part of the day's work.
rather
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From this reading In the quick water they were never dry, and they came presently to disregard the wettings, or rather to take them as a part of the day's work.
real
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From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
realities
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From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
reservations
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From this reading As the comradeship ripened, their attitude toward each other grew more and more intolerant of the civilized reservations.
ripened
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From this reading As the comradeship ripened, their attitude toward each other grew more and more intolerant of the civilized reservations.
run
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From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
skill
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From this reading By this time they were acquiring considerable skill with the paddles, together with a fine, woodcrafty indifference to the hardships.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the quick water they were never dry, and they came presently to disregard the wettings, or rather to take them as a part of the day's work.
talk
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From this reading Over the night fires their talk dug deeply into the abstractions, losing artificiality in just proportion to the cracking and peeling of the veneers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By this time they were acquiring considerable skill with the paddles, together with a fine, woodcrafty indifference to the hardships.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As the comradeship ripened, their attitude toward each other grew more and more intolerant of the civilized reservations.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the quick water they were never dry, and they came presently to disregard the wettings, or rather to take them as a part of the day's work.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By this time they were acquiring considerable skill with the paddles, together with a fine, woodcrafty indifference to the hardships.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time they were acquiring considerable skill with the paddles, together with a fine, woodcrafty indifference to the hardships.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time they were acquiring considerable skill with the paddles, together with a fine, woodcrafty indifference to the hardships.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By this time they were acquiring considerable skill with the paddles, together with a fine, woodcrafty indifference to the hardships.
together
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From this reading By this time they were acquiring considerable skill with the paddles, together with a fine, woodcrafty indifference to the hardships.
touched
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From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading As the comradeship ripened, their attitude toward each other grew more and more intolerant of the civilized reservations.
veneers
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From this reading Over the night fires their talk dug deeply into the abstractions, losing artificiality in just proportion to the cracking and peeling of the veneers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
water
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From this reading In the quick water they were never dry, and they came presently to disregard the wettings, or rather to take them as a part of the day's work.
way
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From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By this time they were acquiring considerable skill with the paddles, together with a fine, woodcrafty indifference to the hardships.
wettings
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From this reading In the quick water they were never dry, and they came presently to disregard the wettings, or rather to take them as a part of the day's work.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I am beginning to feel as though I had never touched the real realities before," was the way Prime expressed it at the close of a day in which they had run a fresh gamut of all the perils.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading By this time they were acquiring considerable skill with the paddles, together with a fine, woodcrafty indifference to the hardships.
woodcrafty
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From this reading By this time they were acquiring considerable skill with the paddles, together with a fine, woodcrafty indifference to the hardships.
work
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From this reading In the quick water they were never dry, and they came presently to disregard the wettings, or rather to take them as a part of the day's work.
