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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 Ten miles along the river bed, the stream dropped over a little half-falls into a narrow, rocky gorge.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
advisability
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From this reading Shearer and Thorpe had often discussed the advisability of constructing an artificial apron of logs to receive the impact.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Ten miles along the river bed, the stream dropped over a little half-falls into a narrow, rocky gorge.
always
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From this reading It was always an anxious spot for the river drivers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was always an anxious spot for the river drivers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
anxious
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From this reading It was always an anxious spot for the river drivers.
apron
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From this reading Shearer and Thorpe had often discussed the advisability of constructing an artificial apron of logs to receive the impact.
artificial
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From this reading Shearer and Thorpe had often discussed the advisability of constructing an artificial apron of logs to receive the impact.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
basin
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From this reading In fact, the plunging of the logs head-on over the fall had so gouged out the soft rock below, that an eddy of great power had formed in the basin.
bed
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From this reading Ten miles along the river bed, the stream dropped over a little half-falls into a narrow, rocky gorge.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading In fact, the plunging of the logs head-on over the fall had so gouged out the soft rock below, that an eddy of great power had formed in the basin.
big
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From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
break
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From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
camp
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From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
constructing
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From this reading Shearer and Thorpe had often discussed the advisability of constructing an artificial apron of logs to receive the impact.
dam
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From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
days
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From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
discussed
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From this reading Shearer and Thorpe had often discussed the advisability of constructing an artificial apron of logs to receive the impact.
drivers
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From this reading It was always an anxious spot for the river drivers.
dropped
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From this reading Ten miles along the river bed, the stream dropped over a little half-falls into a narrow, rocky gorge.
eddy
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From this reading In fact, the plunging of the logs head-on over the fall had so gouged out the soft rock below, that an eddy of great power had formed in the basin.
fact
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From this reading In fact, the plunging of the logs head-on over the fall had so gouged out the soft rock below, that an eddy of great power had formed in the basin.
fall
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From this reading In fact, the plunging of the logs head-on over the fall had so gouged out the soft rock below, that an eddy of great power had formed in the basin.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
formed
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From this reading In fact, the plunging of the logs head-on over the fall had so gouged out the soft rock below, that an eddy of great power had formed in the basin.
gorge
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From this reading Ten miles along the river bed, the stream dropped over a little half-falls into a narrow, rocky gorge.
gouged
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From this reading In fact, the plunging of the logs head-on over the fall had so gouged out the soft rock below, that an eddy of great power had formed in the basin.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, the plunging of the logs head-on over the fall had so gouged out the soft rock below, that an eddy of great power had formed in the basin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
half-falls
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From this reading Ten miles along the river bed, the stream dropped over a little half-falls into a narrow, rocky gorge.
head-on
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From this reading In fact, the plunging of the logs head-on over the fall had so gouged out the soft rock below, that an eddy of great power had formed in the basin.
impact
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From this reading Shearer and Thorpe had often discussed the advisability of constructing an artificial apron of logs to receive the impact.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, the plunging of the logs head-on over the fall had so gouged out the soft rock below, that an eddy of great power had formed in the basin.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ten miles along the river bed, the stream dropped over a little half-falls into a narrow, rocky gorge.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was always an anxious spot for the river drivers.
jam
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From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
Jimmy
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From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ten miles along the river bed, the stream dropped over a little half-falls into a narrow, rocky gorge.
logs
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From this reading In fact, the plunging of the logs head-on over the fall had so gouged out the soft rock below, that an eddy of great power had formed in the basin.
miles
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From this reading Ten miles along the river bed, the stream dropped over a little half-falls into a narrow, rocky gorge.
narrow
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From this reading Ten miles along the river bed, the stream dropped over a little half-falls into a narrow, rocky gorge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
often
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From this reading Shearer and Thorpe had often discussed the advisability of constructing an artificial apron of logs to receive the impact.
out
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From this reading In fact, the plunging of the logs head-on over the fall had so gouged out the soft rock below, that an eddy of great power had formed in the basin.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Ten miles along the river bed, the stream dropped over a little half-falls into a narrow, rocky gorge.
plunging
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From this reading In fact, the plunging of the logs head-on over the fall had so gouged out the soft rock below, that an eddy of great power had formed in the basin.
power
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From this reading In fact, the plunging of the logs head-on over the fall had so gouged out the soft rock below, that an eddy of great power had formed in the basin.
PowersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
ready
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From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
rear
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From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
receive
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From this reading Shearer and Thorpe had often discussed the advisability of constructing an artificial apron of logs to receive the impact.
river
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From this reading Ten miles along the river bed, the stream dropped over a little half-falls into a narrow, rocky gorge.
rock
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From this reading In fact, the plunging of the logs head-on over the fall had so gouged out the soft rock below, that an eddy of great power had formed in the basin.
rocky
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From this reading Ten miles along the river bed, the stream dropped over a little half-falls into a narrow, rocky gorge.
Shearer
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From this reading Shearer and Thorpe had often discussed the advisability of constructing an artificial apron of logs to receive the impact.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In fact, the plunging of the logs head-on over the fall had so gouged out the soft rock below, that an eddy of great power had formed in the basin.
soft
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From this reading In fact, the plunging of the logs head-on over the fall had so gouged out the soft rock below, that an eddy of great power had formed in the basin.
spot
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From this reading It was always an anxious spot for the river drivers.
stream
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From this reading Ten miles along the river bed, the stream dropped over a little half-falls into a narrow, rocky gorge.
swung
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From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
Ten
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From this reading Ten miles along the river bed, the stream dropped over a little half-falls into a narrow, rocky gorge.
tenting
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From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In fact, the plunging of the logs head-on over the fall had so gouged out the soft rock below, that an eddy of great power had formed in the basin.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
Thorpe
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From this reading Shearer and Thorpe had often discussed the advisability of constructing an artificial apron of logs to receive the impact.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
trail
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From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
two
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From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The rear had been tenting at the dam for two days, and was about ready to break camp, when Jimmy Powers swung across the trail to tell them of the big jam.
