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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 He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
ahead
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aimlessly
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From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
American
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From this reading The stone tower of the old Spanish stockade, where floated the American flag, disappeared finally.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
back
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From this reading Meriwether Lewis sat staring back, but seeming not to note what passed.
barge
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From this reading THE WILDERNESS The Governor's barge swept down the rolling flood of the Mississippi, impelled by the blades of ten sturdy oarsmen.
bateau
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From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Little by little the blue smoke of St. Louis town faded beyond the level of the forest.
blades
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From this reading THE WILDERNESS The Governor's barge swept down the rolling flood of the Mississippi, impelled by the blades of ten sturdy oarsmen.
blue
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From this reading Little by little the blue smoke of St. Louis town faded beyond the level of the forest.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Meriwether Lewis sat staring back, but seeming not to note what passed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE WILDERNESS The Governor's barge swept down the rolling flood of the Mississippi, impelled by the blades of ten sturdy oarsmen.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The stone tower of the old Spanish stockade, where floated the American flag, disappeared finally.
down
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From this reading THE WILDERNESS The Governor's barge swept down the rolling flood of the Mississippi, impelled by the blades of ten sturdy oarsmen.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
faded
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From this reading Little by little the blue smoke of St. Louis town faded beyond the level of the forest.
finally
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From this reading The stone tower of the old Spanish stockade, where floated the American flag, disappeared finally.
flag
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From this reading The stone tower of the old Spanish stockade, where floated the American flag, disappeared finally.
floated
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From this reading The stone tower of the old Spanish stockade, where floated the American flag, disappeared finally.
flood
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From this reading THE WILDERNESS The Governor's barge swept down the rolling flood of the Mississippi, impelled by the blades of ten sturdy oarsmen.
forest
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From this reading Little by little the blue smoke of St. Louis town faded beyond the level of the forest.
Governor
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From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
Governor's
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From this reading THE WILDERNESS The Governor's barge swept down the rolling flood of the Mississippi, impelled by the blades of ten sturdy oarsmen.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
impelled
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From this reading THE WILDERNESS The Governor's barge swept down the rolling flood of the Mississippi, impelled by the blades of ten sturdy oarsmen.
just
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From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
level
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From this reading Little by little the blue smoke of St. Louis town faded beyond the level of the forest.
Lewis
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From this reading Meriwether Lewis sat staring back, but seeming not to note what passed.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little by little the blue smoke of St. Louis town faded beyond the level of the forest.
loafing
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From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
Louis
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From this reading Little by little the blue smoke of St. Louis town faded beyond the level of the forest.
Meriwether
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From this reading Meriwether Lewis sat staring back, but seeming not to note what passed.
Mississippi
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From this reading THE WILDERNESS The Governor's barge swept down the rolling flood of the Mississippi, impelled by the blades of ten sturdy oarsmen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Meriwether Lewis sat staring back, but seeming not to note what passed.
note
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From this reading Meriwether Lewis sat staring back, but seeming not to note what passed.
notice
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From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
now
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From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
oarsmen
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From this reading THE WILDERNESS The Governor's barge swept down the rolling flood of the Mississippi, impelled by the blades of ten sturdy oarsmen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WILDERNESS The Governor's barge swept down the rolling flood of the Mississippi, impelled by the blades of ten sturdy oarsmen.
old
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From this reading The stone tower of the old Spanish stockade, where floated the American flag, disappeared finally.
own
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From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meriwether Lewis sat staring back, but seeming not to note what passed.
preceded
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From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
river
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From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
rolling
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From this reading THE WILDERNESS The Governor's barge swept down the rolling flood of the Mississippi, impelled by the blades of ten sturdy oarsmen.
sat
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From this reading Meriwether Lewis sat staring back, but seeming not to note what passed.
seeming
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From this reading Meriwether Lewis sat staring back, but seeming not to note what passed.
smoke
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From this reading Little by little the blue smoke of St. Louis town faded beyond the level of the forest.
sometimes
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From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
Spanish
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From this reading The stone tower of the old Spanish stockade, where floated the American flag, disappeared finally.
St
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From this reading Little by little the blue smoke of St. Louis town faded beyond the level of the forest.
staring
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From this reading Meriwether Lewis sat staring back, but seeming not to note what passed.
stockadenounUS /ˈstockade/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The stone tower of the old Spanish stockade, where floated the American flag, disappeared finally.
stone
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From this reading The stone tower of the old Spanish stockade, where floated the American flag, disappeared finally.
sturdy
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From this reading THE WILDERNESS The Governor's barge swept down the rolling flood of the Mississippi, impelled by the blades of ten sturdy oarsmen.
swept
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From this reading THE WILDERNESS The Governor's barge swept down the rolling flood of the Mississippi, impelled by the blades of ten sturdy oarsmen.
ten
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From this reading THE WILDERNESS The Governor's barge swept down the rolling flood of the Mississippi, impelled by the blades of ten sturdy oarsmen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WILDERNESS The Governor's barge swept down the rolling flood of the Mississippi, impelled by the blades of ten sturdy oarsmen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Meriwether Lewis sat staring back, but seeming not to note what passed.
tower
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From this reading The stone tower of the old Spanish stockade, where floated the American flag, disappeared finally.
town
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From this reading Little by little the blue smoke of St. Louis town faded beyond the level of the forest.
wharf
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From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Meriwether Lewis sat staring back, but seeming not to note what passed.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The stone tower of the old Spanish stockade, where floated the American flag, disappeared finally.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He did not even notice a long bateau which left the wharf just before his own and preceded him down the river, now loafing along aimlessly, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind that of the Governor and his party.
WILDERNESSnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading THE WILDERNESS The Governor's barge swept down the rolling flood of the Mississippi, impelled by the blades of ten sturdy oarsmen.
