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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 The rush of this majestic flood, steady, mysterious, secret-keeping, created a feeling of awe and wonder.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
all
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From this reading The paddlers were idle, and silence had fallen upon all.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MESSASEBE The boat, now lacking its propelling power, drifted on and out into the clear tide of the mighty stream.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "By our Lady!" cried Du Mesne, at length, and tears stood in his tan-framed eyes as he turned, "'tis true, all that has been said!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "By our Lady!" cried Du Mesne, at length, and tears stood in his tan-framed eyes as he turned, "'tis true, all that has been said!
awe
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From this reading The rush of this majestic flood, steady, mysterious, secret-keeping, created a feeling of awe and wonder.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "By our Lady!" cried Du Mesne, at length, and tears stood in his tan-framed eyes as he turned, "'tis true, all that has been said!
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
boat
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From this reading MESSASEBE The boat, now lacking its propelling power, drifted on and out into the clear tide of the mighty stream.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By our Lady!" cried Du Mesne, at length, and tears stood in his tan-framed eyes as he turned, "'tis true, all that has been said!
clear
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From this reading MESSASEBE The boat, now lacking its propelling power, drifted on and out into the clear tide of the mighty stream.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
created
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From this reading The rush of this majestic flood, steady, mysterious, secret-keeping, created a feeling of awe and wonder.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By our Lady!" cried Du Mesne, at length, and tears stood in his tan-framed eyes as he turned, "'tis true, all that has been said!
drifted
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From this reading MESSASEBE The boat, now lacking its propelling power, drifted on and out into the clear tide of the mighty stream.
Du
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From this reading "By our Lady!" cried Du Mesne, at length, and tears stood in his tan-framed eyes as he turned, "'tis true, all that has been said!
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
eyes
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From this reading "By our Lady!" cried Du Mesne, at length, and tears stood in his tan-framed eyes as he turned, "'tis true, all that has been said!
face
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From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
fallen
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From this reading The paddlers were idle, and silence had fallen upon all.
farther
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From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
Father
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From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rush of this majestic flood, steady, mysterious, secret-keeping, created a feeling of awe and wonder.
flood
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From this reading The rush of this majestic flood, steady, mysterious, secret-keeping, created a feeling of awe and wonder.
forgot
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From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
France
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From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
gazed
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From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
gently
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From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The paddlers were idle, and silence had fallen upon all.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "By our Lady!" cried Du Mesne, at length, and tears stood in his tan-framed eyes as he turned, "'tis true, all that has been said!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "By our Lady!" cried Du Mesne, at length, and tears stood in his tan-framed eyes as he turned, "'tis true, all that has been said!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
idle
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From this reading The paddlers were idle, and silence had fallen upon all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading MESSASEBE The boat, now lacking its propelling power, drifted on and out into the clear tide of the mighty stream.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading MESSASEBE The boat, now lacking its propelling power, drifted on and out into the clear tide of the mighty stream.
just
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From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
lacking
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From this reading MESSASEBE The boat, now lacking its propelling power, drifted on and out into the clear tide of the mighty stream.
Lady
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From this reading "By our Lady!" cried Du Mesne, at length, and tears stood in his tan-framed eyes as he turned, "'tis true, all that has been said!
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading "By our Lady!" cried Du Mesne, at length, and tears stood in his tan-framed eyes as he turned, "'tis true, all that has been said!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
majestic
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From this reading The rush of this majestic flood, steady, mysterious, secret-keeping, created a feeling of awe and wonder.
man
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From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
Mesne
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From this reading "By our Lady!" cried Du Mesne, at length, and tears stood in his tan-framed eyes as he turned, "'tis true, all that has been said!
MESSASEBE
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From this reading MESSASEBE The boat, now lacking its propelling power, drifted on and out into the clear tide of the mighty stream.
mighty
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From this reading MESSASEBE The boat, now lacking its propelling power, drifted on and out into the clear tide of the mighty stream.
mimic
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From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The rush of this majestic flood, steady, mysterious, secret-keeping, created a feeling of awe and wonder.
New
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From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
now
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From this reading MESSASEBE The boat, now lacking its propelling power, drifted on and out into the clear tide of the mighty stream.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MESSASEBE The boat, now lacking its propelling power, drifted on and out into the clear tide of the mighty stream.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MESSASEBE The boat, now lacking its propelling power, drifted on and out into the clear tide of the mighty stream.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "By our Lady!" cried Du Mesne, at length, and tears stood in his tan-framed eyes as he turned, "'tis true, all that has been said!
out
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From this reading MESSASEBE The boat, now lacking its propelling power, drifted on and out into the clear tide of the mighty stream.
paddle
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From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
paddlers
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From this reading The paddlers were idle, and silence had fallen upon all.
power
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From this reading MESSASEBE The boat, now lacking its propelling power, drifted on and out into the clear tide of the mighty stream.
propelling
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From this reading MESSASEBE The boat, now lacking its propelling power, drifted on and out into the clear tide of the mighty stream.
rocking
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From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
rolling
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From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
ruffled
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From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
rush
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From this reading The rush of this majestic flood, steady, mysterious, secret-keeping, created a feeling of awe and wonder.
said
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From this reading "By our Lady!" cried Du Mesne, at length, and tears stood in his tan-framed eyes as he turned, "'tis true, all that has been said!
secret-keeping
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From this reading The rush of this majestic flood, steady, mysterious, secret-keeping, created a feeling of awe and wonder.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
shore
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From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The paddlers were idle, and silence had fallen upon all.
steady
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From this reading The rush of this majestic flood, steady, mysterious, secret-keeping, created a feeling of awe and wonder.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By our Lady!" cried Du Mesne, at length, and tears stood in his tan-framed eyes as he turned, "'tis true, all that has been said!
stream
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From this reading MESSASEBE The boat, now lacking its propelling power, drifted on and out into the clear tide of the mighty stream.
tan-framed
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From this reading "By our Lady!" cried Du Mesne, at length, and tears stood in his tan-framed eyes as he turned, "'tis true, all that has been said!
tears
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From this reading "By our Lady!" cried Du Mesne, at length, and tears stood in his tan-framed eyes as he turned, "'tis true, all that has been said!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "By our Lady!" cried Du Mesne, at length, and tears stood in his tan-framed eyes as he turned, "'tis true, all that has been said!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MESSASEBE The boat, now lacking its propelling power, drifted on and out into the clear tide of the mighty stream.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The rush of this majestic flood, steady, mysterious, secret-keeping, created a feeling of awe and wonder.
tide
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From this reading MESSASEBE The boat, now lacking its propelling power, drifted on and out into the clear tide of the mighty stream.
tis
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From this reading "By our Lady!" cried Du Mesne, at length, and tears stood in his tan-framed eyes as he turned, "'tis true, all that has been said!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
true
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From this reading "By our Lady!" cried Du Mesne, at length, and tears stood in his tan-framed eyes as he turned, "'tis true, all that has been said!
turned
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From this reading "By our Lady!" cried Du Mesne, at length, and tears stood in his tan-framed eyes as he turned, "'tis true, all that has been said!
up
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From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The paddlers were idle, and silence had fallen upon all.
Waters
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From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
waterway
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From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
waves
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From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The paddlers were idle, and silence had fallen upon all.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They gazed and gazed again, up the great waterway, across to its farther shore, along its rolling course below, and still each man forgot his paddle, and still the little ship of New France drifted on, just rocking gently in the mimic waves which ruffled the face of the mighty Father of the Waters.
wonder
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From this reading The rush of this majestic flood, steady, mysterious, secret-keeping, created a feeling of awe and wonder.
