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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 A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
Author
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From this reading Author of "The Impostor," "Hawtrey's Deputy," "The Pioneer," etc., etc.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They knelt, facing forward, in the bottom of the craft; and dissimilar as they were in features and, to some extent, in character, the likeness between them was stronger than the difference.
bird's-head
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From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
blade
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From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
blowing
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From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
bore
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From this reading Both bore the unmistakable stamp of a wholesome life spent in vigorous labour in the open.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both bore the unmistakable stamp of a wholesome life spent in vigorous labour in the open.
bottom
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From this reading They knelt, facing forward, in the bottom of the craft; and dissimilar as they were in features and, to some extent, in character, the likeness between them was stronger than the difference.
bows
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From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
breeze
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From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
canoe
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From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
character
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From this reading They knelt, facing forward, in the bottom of the craft; and dissimilar as they were in features and, to some extent, in character, the likeness between them was stronger than the difference.
chased
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From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading They knelt, facing forward, in the bottom of the craft; and dissimilar as they were in features and, to some extent, in character, the likeness between them was stronger than the difference.
Deputy
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From this reading Author of "The Impostor," "Hawtrey's Deputy," "The Pioneer," etc., etc.
difference
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From this reading They knelt, facing forward, in the bottom of the craft; and dissimilar as they were in features and, to some extent, in character, the likeness between them was stronger than the difference.
dissimilar
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From this reading They knelt, facing forward, in the bottom of the craft; and dissimilar as they were in features and, to some extent, in character, the likeness between them was stronger than the difference.
down
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From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
etc
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From this reading Author of "The Impostor," "Hawtrey's Deputy," "The Pioneer," etc., etc.
extent
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From this reading They knelt, facing forward, in the bottom of the craft; and dissimilar as they were in features and, to some extent, in character, the likeness between them was stronger than the difference.
facing
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From this reading They knelt, facing forward, in the bottom of the craft; and dissimilar as they were in features and, to some extent, in character, the likeness between them was stronger than the difference.
features
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From this reading They knelt, facing forward, in the bottom of the craft; and dissimilar as they were in features and, to some extent, in character, the likeness between them was stronger than the difference.
firs
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From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
forged
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From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
grace
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From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
Hawtrey's
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From this reading Author of "The Impostor," "Hawtrey's Deputy," "The Pioneer," etc., etc.
hull
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From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
Impostor
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From this reading Author of "The Impostor," "Hawtrey's Deputy," "The Pioneer," etc., etc.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They knelt, facing forward, in the bottom of the craft; and dissimilar as they were in features and, to some extent, in character, the likeness between them was stronger than the difference.
inlet
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From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
knelt
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From this reading They knelt, facing forward, in the bottom of the craft; and dissimilar as they were in features and, to some extent, in character, the likeness between them was stronger than the difference.
labour
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From this reading Both bore the unmistakable stamp of a wholesome life spent in vigorous labour in the open.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both bore the unmistakable stamp of a wholesome life spent in vigorous labour in the open.
lifted
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From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
light
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From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
likeness
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From this reading They knelt, facing forward, in the bottom of the craft; and dissimilar as they were in features and, to some extent, in character, the likeness between them was stronger than the difference.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
men
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From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
motion
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From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
musically
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From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Impostor," "Hawtrey's Deputy," "The Pioneer," etc., etc.
onwards
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From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Both bore the unmistakable stamp of a wholesome life spent in vigorous labour in the open.
Pioneer
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From this reading Author of "The Impostor," "Hawtrey's Deputy," "The Pioneer," etc., etc.
prow
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From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
rhythmic
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From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
ripples
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From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
scented
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From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
slightly
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From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
smell
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From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
some
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From this reading They knelt, facing forward, in the bottom of the craft; and dissimilar as they were in features and, to some extent, in character, the likeness between them was stronger than the difference.
spent
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From this reading Both bore the unmistakable stamp of a wholesome life spent in vigorous labour in the open.
splashed
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From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
stamp
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From this reading Both bore the unmistakable stamp of a wholesome life spent in vigorous labour in the open.
stroke
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From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
stronger
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From this reading They knelt, facing forward, in the bottom of the craft; and dissimilar as they were in features and, to some extent, in character, the likeness between them was stronger than the difference.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
swung
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From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They knelt, facing forward, in the bottom of the craft; and dissimilar as they were in features and, to some extent, in character, the likeness between them was stronger than the difference.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "The Impostor," "Hawtrey's Deputy," "The Pioneer," etc., etc.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They knelt, facing forward, in the bottom of the craft; and dissimilar as they were in features and, to some extent, in character, the likeness between them was stronger than the difference.
There
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From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They knelt, facing forward, in the bottom of the craft; and dissimilar as they were in features and, to some extent, in character, the likeness between them was stronger than the difference.
thud
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From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
tiny
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From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They knelt, facing forward, in the bottom of the craft; and dissimilar as they were in features and, to some extent, in character, the likeness between them was stronger than the difference.
two
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From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
unmistakable
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From this reading Both bore the unmistakable stamp of a wholesome life spent in vigorous labour in the open.
vigorous
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From this reading Both bore the unmistakable stamp of a wholesome life spent in vigorous labour in the open.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
water
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From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They knelt, facing forward, in the bottom of the craft; and dissimilar as they were in features and, to some extent, in character, the likeness between them was stronger than the difference.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There was a thud as the blade struck the water, and the long, light hull forged onwards with slightly lifted, bird's-head prow, while the two men swung forward for the next stroke with a rhythmic grace of motion.
wholesome
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From this reading Both bore the unmistakable stamp of a wholesome life spent in vigorous labour in the open.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A light breeze was blowing down the inlet, scented with the smell of the firs, and the tiny ripples it chased across the water splashed musically against the bows of the canoe.
