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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 It was but a series of days of joy.
all
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From this reading Joam Dacosta returned to a new life, which shed its happiness on all who belonged to him.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The giant raft glided along with greater rapidity on the waters now swollen by the floods.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
bears
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From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
belonged
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From this reading Joam Dacosta returned to a new life, which shed its happiness on all who belonged to him.
Bolivia
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From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was but a series of days of joy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The giant raft glided along with greater rapidity on the waters now swollen by the floods.
Dacosta
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From this reading Joam Dacosta returned to a new life, which shed its happiness on all who belonged to him.
days
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From this reading It was but a series of days of joy.
de
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From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
denuded
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From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
depths
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From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
Don
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From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
down
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From this reading Little remains to tell of the second part of the voyage down the mighty river.
floating
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From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
floods
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From this reading The giant raft glided along with greater rapidity on the waters now swollen by the floods.
foliage
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From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
giant
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From this reading The giant raft glided along with greater rapidity on the waters now swollen by the floods.
glided
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From this reading The giant raft glided along with greater rapidity on the waters now swollen by the floods.
greater
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From this reading The giant raft glided along with greater rapidity on the waters now swollen by the floods.
happiness
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From this reading Joam Dacosta returned to a new life, which shed its happiness on all who belonged to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Joam Dacosta returned to a new life, which shed its happiness on all who belonged to him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was but a series of days of joy.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Joam Dacosta returned to a new life, which shed its happiness on all who belonged to him.
Joam
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From this reading Joam Dacosta returned to a new life, which shed its happiness on all who belonged to him.
Jose
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From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
joy
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From this reading It was but a series of days of joy.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joam Dacosta returned to a new life, which shed its happiness on all who belonged to him.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little remains to tell of the second part of the voyage down the mighty river.
Madeira
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From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
masses
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From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
Maturi
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From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
mighty
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From this reading Little remains to tell of the second part of the voyage down the mighty river.
mouth
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From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
new
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From this reading Joam Dacosta returned to a new life, which shed its happiness on all who belonged to him.
now
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From this reading The giant raft glided along with greater rapidity on the waters now swollen by the floods.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little remains to tell of the second part of the voyage down the mighty river.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Joam Dacosta returned to a new life, which shed its happiness on all who belonged to him.
owes
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From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little remains to tell of the second part of the voyage down the mighty river.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
raft
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From this reading The giant raft glided along with greater rapidity on the waters now swollen by the floods.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
great speed
From this reading The giant raft glided along with greater rapidity on the waters now swollen by the floods.
remains
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From this reading Little remains to tell of the second part of the voyage down the mighty river.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Joam Dacosta returned to a new life, which shed its happiness on all who belonged to him.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
river
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From this reading Little remains to tell of the second part of the voyage down the mighty river.
second
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From this reading Little remains to tell of the second part of the voyage down the mighty river.
series
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From this reading It was but a series of days of joy.
shed
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From this reading Joam Dacosta returned to a new life, which shed its happiness on all who belonged to him.
small
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From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
swollen
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From this reading The giant raft glided along with greater rapidity on the waters now swollen by the floods.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little remains to tell of the second part of the voyage down the mighty river.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Little remains to tell of the second part of the voyage down the mighty river.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Little remains to tell of the second part of the voyage down the mighty river.
trunks
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From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
vegetable
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From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
village
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From this reading On the left they passed the small village of Don Jose de Maturi, and on the right the mouth of that Madeira which owes its name to the floating masses of vegetable remains and trunks denuded of their foliage which it bears from the depths of Bolivia.
voyage
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From this reading Little remains to tell of the second part of the voyage down the mighty river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was but a series of days of joy.
waters
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From this reading The giant raft glided along with greater rapidity on the waters now swollen by the floods.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Joam Dacosta returned to a new life, which shed its happiness on all who belonged to him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Joam Dacosta returned to a new life, which shed its happiness on all who belonged to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The giant raft glided along with greater rapidity on the waters now swollen by the floods.
