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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 I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
according
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From this reading He said that he had no fault to find with my paddling in the stern, but I complained that he did not paddle according to his own directions in the bows.
accustomed
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From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Opposite the Sunkhaze is the main boom of the Penobscot, where the logs from far up the river are collected and assorted.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
assorted
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From this reading Opposite the Sunkhaze is the main boom of the Penobscot, where the logs from far up the river are collected and assorted.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
better
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
boat
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From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
boom
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From this reading Opposite the Sunkhaze is the main boom of the Penobscot, where the logs from far up the river are collected and assorted.
bottom
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
bows
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From this reading He said that he had no fault to find with my paddling in the stern, but I complained that he did not paddle according to his own directions in the bows.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
canoe
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
changing
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
collected
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From this reading Opposite the Sunkhaze is the main boom of the Penobscot, where the logs from far up the river are collected and assorted.
complained
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From this reading He said that he had no fault to find with my paddling in the stern, but I complained that he did not paddle according to his own directions in the bows.
crossbar
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He said that he had no fault to find with my paddling in the stern, but I complained that he did not paddle according to his own directions in the bows.
directions
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From this reading He said that he had no fault to find with my paddling in the stern, but I complained that he did not paddle according to his own directions in the bows.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
efforts
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
end
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
far
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From this reading Opposite the Sunkhaze is the main boom of the Penobscot, where the logs from far up the river are collected and assorted.
fault
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From this reading He said that he had no fault to find with my paddling in the stern, but I complained that he did not paddle according to his own directions in the bows.
find
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From this reading He said that he had no fault to find with my paddling in the stern, but I complained that he did not paddle according to his own directions in the bows.
finding
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
flat
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Opposite the Sunkhaze is the main boom of the Penobscot, where the logs from far up the river are collected and assorted.
getting
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From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
give
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From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
hard
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He then wanted to see me paddle in the stern.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Opposite the Sunkhaze is the main boom of the Penobscot, where the logs from far up the river are collected and assorted.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
laughing
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
lifting
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From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
logs
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From this reading Opposite the Sunkhaze is the main boom of the Penobscot, where the logs from far up the river are collected and assorted.
longer
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
looking
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
main
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From this reading Opposite the Sunkhaze is the main boom of the Penobscot, where the logs from far up the river are collected and assorted.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He then wanted to see me paddle in the stern.
mile
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He said that he had no fault to find with my paddling in the stern, but I complained that he did not paddle according to his own directions in the bows.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He said that he had no fault to find with my paddling in the stern, but I complained that he did not paddle according to his own directions in the bows.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Opposite the Sunkhaze is the main boom of the Penobscot, where the logs from far up the river are collected and assorted.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
only
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From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
Opposite
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From this reading Opposite the Sunkhaze is the main boom of the Penobscot, where the logs from far up the river are collected and assorted.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
own
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From this reading He said that he had no fault to find with my paddling in the stern, but I complained that he did not paddle according to his own directions in the bows.
paddle
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From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
paddled
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From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
paddles
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
paddling
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From this reading He said that he had no fault to find with my paddling in the stern, but I complained that he did not paddle according to his own directions in the bows.
partly
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From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
Penobscot
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From this reading Opposite the Sunkhaze is the main boom of the Penobscot, where the logs from far up the river are collected and assorted.
pry
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From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
relaxed
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
river
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From this reading Opposite the Sunkhaze is the main boom of the Penobscot, where the logs from far up the river are collected and assorted.
said
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From this reading He said that he had no fault to find with my paddling in the stern, but I complained that he did not paddle according to his own directions in the bows.
see
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From this reading He then wanted to see me paddle in the stern.
shoulder
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
side
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From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
sit
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From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
sitting
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
sped
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
steer
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From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
stern
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From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
stroke
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From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
Sunkhaze
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From this reading Opposite the Sunkhaze is the main boom of the Penobscot, where the logs from far up the river are collected and assorted.
swiftly
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
then
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From this reading He then wanted to see me paddle in the stern.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
trying
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
turn
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
turning
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
twist
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From this reading I told him that I had been accustomed to sit in the stern, and, lifting my paddle at each stroke, give it a twist in order to steer the boat, only getting a pry on the side each time, and I still paddled partly as if in the stern.
two
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
up
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From this reading Opposite the Sunkhaze is the main boom of the Penobscot, where the logs from far up the river are collected and assorted.
vain
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
very
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From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
wanted
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From this reading He then wanted to see me paddle in the stern.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So, changing paddles, for he had the longer and better one, and turning end for end, he sitting flat on the bottom and I on the crossbar, he began to paddle very hard, trying to turn the canoe, looking over his shoulder and laughing; but finding it in vain, he relaxed his efforts, though we still sped along a mile or two very swiftly.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Opposite the Sunkhaze is the main boom of the Penobscot, where the logs from far up the river are collected and assorted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He said that he had no fault to find with my paddling in the stern, but I complained that he did not paddle according to his own directions in the bows.
