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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 Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
advising
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From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
Argonauts
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From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
band
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From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
bank
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From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
barge
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From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
Bay
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From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
beautiful
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From this reading The weather was beautiful.
Big
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From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
Carpenter
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From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
credit
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From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
Dipper
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From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
down
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From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
draft
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From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
expenses
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From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
faces
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From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
gang-plank
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From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
hauled
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From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
helped
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From this reading Tim Shearer had helped make out the list of necessaries.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
inclosing
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From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
later
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From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
letters
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From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
list
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From this reading Tim Shearer had helped make out the list of necessaries.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
loaded
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From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tim Shearer had helped make out the list of necessaries.
Marquette
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From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
necessaries
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From this reading Tim Shearer had helped make out the list of necessaries.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
out
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From this reading Tim Shearer had helped make out the list of necessaries.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
Pole
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From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
reach
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From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
received
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From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
Saginaw
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From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
sailed
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From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
set
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From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
Shearer
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From this reading Tim Shearer had helped make out the list of necessaries.
Star
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From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
steam
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From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
sufficient
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From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
swings
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From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
Thorpe
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From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
Three
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From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
Tim
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From this reading Tim Shearer had helped make out the list of necessaries.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
weather
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From this reading The weather was beautiful.
weeks
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From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.