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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 FABRIC OF A VISION THE mountaineer’s keen eye noted a change in the river along which his pathway led.
abandoned
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From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
afloat
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From this reading With aid of a hardwood lever, he managed to get both his logs afloat in the deep pool at whose edge they lay.
aid
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From this reading With aid of a hardwood lever, he managed to get both his logs afloat in the deep pool at whose edge they lay.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE FABRIC OF A VISION THE mountaineer’s keen eye noted a change in the river along which his pathway led.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Himself an experienced river man, he saw now the means of hastening his progress.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had been rain back in the hills, and now what the mountaineers call a “tide” was coming down, discoloring the stream.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
back
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From this reading There had been rain back in the hills, and now what the mountaineers call a “tide” was coming down, discoloring the stream.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been rain back in the hills, and now what the mountaineers call a “tide” was coming down, discoloring the stream.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading With aid of a hardwood lever, he managed to get both his logs afloat in the deep pool at whose edge they lay.
call
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From this reading There had been rain back in the hills, and now what the mountaineers call a “tide” was coming down, discoloring the stream.
change
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From this reading THE FABRIC OF A VISION THE mountaineer’s keen eye noted a change in the river along which his pathway led.
coming
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From this reading There had been rain back in the hills, and now what the mountaineers call a “tide” was coming down, discoloring the stream.
deep
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From this reading With aid of a hardwood lever, he managed to get both his logs afloat in the deep pool at whose edge they lay.
discoloring
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From this reading There had been rain back in the hills, and now what the mountaineers call a “tide” was coming down, discoloring the stream.
down
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From this reading There had been rain back in the hills, and now what the mountaineers call a “tide” was coming down, discoloring the stream.
edge
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From this reading With aid of a hardwood lever, he managed to get both his logs afloat in the deep pool at whose edge they lay.
experienced
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From this reading Himself an experienced river man, he saw now the means of hastening his progress.
eye
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From this reading THE FABRIC OF A VISION THE mountaineer’s keen eye noted a change in the river along which his pathway led.
FABRIC
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From this reading THE FABRIC OF A VISION THE mountaineer’s keen eye noted a change in the river along which his pathway led.
floaters
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From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
get
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From this reading With aid of a hardwood lever, he managed to get both his logs afloat in the deep pool at whose edge they lay.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been rain back in the hills, and now what the mountaineers call a “tide” was coming down, discoloring the stream.
hardwood
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From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
hastening
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From this reading Himself an experienced river man, he saw now the means of hastening his progress.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
hills
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From this reading There had been rain back in the hills, and now what the mountaineers call a “tide” was coming down, discoloring the stream.
HimselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Himself an experienced river man, he saw now the means of hastening his progress.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FABRIC OF A VISION THE mountaineer’s keen eye noted a change in the river along which his pathway led.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FABRIC OF A VISION THE mountaineer’s keen eye noted a change in the river along which his pathway led.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
keen
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From this reading THE FABRIC OF A VISION THE mountaineer’s keen eye noted a change in the river along which his pathway led.
lay
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From this reading With aid of a hardwood lever, he managed to get both his logs afloat in the deep pool at whose edge they lay.
led
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From this reading THE FABRIC OF A VISION THE mountaineer’s keen eye noted a change in the river along which his pathway led.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
lever
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From this reading With aid of a hardwood lever, he managed to get both his logs afloat in the deep pool at whose edge they lay.
logs
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From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
man
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From this reading Himself an experienced river man, he saw now the means of hastening his progress.
managed
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From this reading With aid of a hardwood lever, he managed to get both his logs afloat in the deep pool at whose edge they lay.
means
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From this reading Himself an experienced river man, he saw now the means of hastening his progress.
more
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From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
mountaineer's
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From this reading THE FABRIC OF A VISION THE mountaineer’s keen eye noted a change in the river along which his pathway led.
mountaineers
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From this reading There had been rain back in the hills, and now what the mountaineers call a “tide” was coming down, discoloring the stream.
noted
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From this reading THE FABRIC OF A VISION THE mountaineer’s keen eye noted a change in the river along which his pathway led.
now
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From this reading There had been rain back in the hills, and now what the mountaineers call a “tide” was coming down, discoloring the stream.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FABRIC OF A VISION THE mountaineer’s keen eye noted a change in the river along which his pathway led.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
pair
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From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
Passing
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From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
pathway
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From this reading THE FABRIC OF A VISION THE mountaineer’s keen eye noted a change in the river along which his pathway led.
pool
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From this reading With aid of a hardwood lever, he managed to get both his logs afloat in the deep pool at whose edge they lay.
poplar
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From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
progress
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From this reading Himself an experienced river man, he saw now the means of hastening his progress.
raft
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From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
rafts
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From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
raftsmen
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From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
rain
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From this reading There had been rain back in the hills, and now what the mountaineers call a “tide” was coming down, discoloring the stream.
river
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From this reading THE FABRIC OF A VISION THE mountaineer’s keen eye noted a change in the river along which his pathway led.
sand
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From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
saw
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From this reading Himself an experienced river man, he saw now the means of hastening his progress.
spied
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From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
stream
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From this reading There had been rain back in the hills, and now what the mountaineers call a “tide” was coming down, discoloring the stream.
submerged
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From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FABRIC OF A VISION THE mountaineer’s keen eye noted a change in the river along which his pathway led.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
There
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From this reading There had been rain back in the hills, and now what the mountaineers call a “tide” was coming down, discoloring the stream.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
tide
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From this reading There had been rain back in the hills, and now what the mountaineers call a “tide” was coming down, discoloring the stream.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With aid of a hardwood lever, he managed to get both his logs afloat in the deep pool at whose edge they lay.
up
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From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
use
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From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
VISION
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From this reading THE FABRIC OF A VISION THE mountaineer’s keen eye noted a change in the river along which his pathway led.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There had been rain back in the hills, and now what the mountaineers call a “tide” was coming down, discoloring the stream.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There had been rain back in the hills, and now what the mountaineers call a “tide” was coming down, discoloring the stream.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE FABRIC OF A VISION THE mountaineer’s keen eye noted a change in the river along which his pathway led.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading With aid of a hardwood lever, he managed to get both his logs afloat in the deep pool at whose edge they lay.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With aid of a hardwood lever, he managed to get both his logs afloat in the deep pool at whose edge they lay.
yellow
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From this reading Passing more than one abandoned raft, its logs submerged in the sand, at length he stopped, having spied a pair of great logs of the yellow poplar, such as the raftsmen use as floaters for the hardwood logs they make up into their rafts.
