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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 It is a boat that now carries the voyager, and now is carried by him.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
adventure
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From this reading It is the ship of risk and of adventure, belonging by right to him who goes far and travels light, who is careless of his home coming.
America
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BOAT Here is that fairy ship of the wilderness, the birch-bark canoe, the first craft of America, antedating even the arrival of the white man.
AMERICAN
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BOAT Here is that fairy ship of the wilderness, the birch-bark canoe, the first craft of America, antedating even the arrival of the white man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is the ship of risk and of adventure, belonging by right to him who goes far and travels light, who is careless of his home coming.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
antedating
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BOAT Here is that fairy ship of the wilderness, the birch-bark canoe, the first craft of America, antedating even the arrival of the white man.
arrival
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BOAT Here is that fairy ship of the wilderness, the birch-bark canoe, the first craft of America, antedating even the arrival of the white man.
belonging
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From this reading It is the ship of risk and of adventure, belonging by right to him who goes far and travels light, who is careless of his home coming.
birch-bark
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BOAT Here is that fairy ship of the wilderness, the birch-bark canoe, the first craft of America, antedating even the arrival of the white man.
BOAT
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BOAT Here is that fairy ship of the wilderness, the birch-bark canoe, the first craft of America, antedating even the arrival of the white man.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is the ship of risk and of adventure, belonging by right to him who goes far and travels light, who is careless of his home coming.
canoe
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BOAT Here is that fairy ship of the wilderness, the birch-bark canoe, the first craft of America, antedating even the arrival of the white man.
careless
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From this reading It is the ship of risk and of adventure, belonging by right to him who goes far and travels light, who is careless of his home coming.
carried
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From this reading It is a boat that now carries the voyager, and now is carried by him.
carries
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From this reading It is a boat that now carries the voyager, and now is carried by him.
carry
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From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
coming
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From this reading It is the ship of risk and of adventure, belonging by right to him who goes far and travels light, who is careless of his home coming.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading THE AMERICAN BOAT Here is that fairy ship of the wilderness, the birch-bark canoe, the first craft of America, antedating even the arrival of the white man.
down
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From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE AMERICAN BOAT Here is that fairy ship of the wilderness, the birch-bark canoe, the first craft of America, antedating even the arrival of the white man.
fairy
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BOAT Here is that fairy ship of the wilderness, the birch-bark canoe, the first craft of America, antedating even the arrival of the white man.
far
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From this reading It is the ship of risk and of adventure, belonging by right to him who goes far and travels light, who is careless of his home coming.
fellow
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From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE AMERICAN BOAT Here is that fairy ship of the wilderness, the birch-bark canoe, the first craft of America, antedating even the arrival of the white man.
five
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From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
goes
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From this reading It is the ship of risk and of adventure, belonging by right to him who goes far and travels light, who is careless of his home coming.
goods
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From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
great-hearted
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From this reading It is a great-hearted craft.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE AMERICAN BOAT Here is that fairy ship of the wilderness, the birch-bark canoe, the first craft of America, antedating even the arrival of the white man.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is the ship of risk and of adventure, belonging by right to him who goes far and travels light, who is careless of his home coming.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is the ship of risk and of adventure, belonging by right to him who goes far and travels light, who is careless of his home coming.
home
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From this reading It is the ship of risk and of adventure, belonging by right to him who goes far and travels light, who is careless of his home coming.
household
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From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE AMERICAN BOAT Here is that fairy ship of the wilderness, the birch-bark canoe, the first craft of America, antedating even the arrival of the white man.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the ship of risk and of adventure, belonging by right to him who goes far and travels light, who is careless of his home coming.
land
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From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
light
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From this reading It is the ship of risk and of adventure, belonging by right to him who goes far and travels light, who is careless of his home coming.
man
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BOAT Here is that fairy ship of the wilderness, the birch-bark canoe, the first craft of America, antedating even the arrival of the white man.
mile
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From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
needing
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From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
now
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From this reading It is a boat that now carries the voyager, and now is carried by him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AMERICAN BOAT Here is that fairy ship of the wilderness, the birch-bark canoe, the first craft of America, antedating even the arrival of the white man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
place
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From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the ship of risk and of adventure, belonging by right to him who goes far and travels light, who is careless of his home coming.
risk
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From this reading It is the ship of risk and of adventure, belonging by right to him who goes far and travels light, who is careless of his home coming.
set
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From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE AMERICAN BOAT Here is that fairy ship of the wilderness, the birch-bark canoe, the first craft of America, antedating even the arrival of the white man.
shoulders
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From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE AMERICAN BOAT Here is that fairy ship of the wilderness, the birch-bark canoe, the first craft of America, antedating even the arrival of the white man.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AMERICAN BOAT Here is that fairy ship of the wilderness, the birch-bark canoe, the first craft of America, antedating even the arrival of the white man.
times
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From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is the ship of risk and of adventure, belonging by right to him who goes far and travels light, who is careless of his home coming.
trail
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From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
travels
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From this reading It is the ship of risk and of adventure, belonging by right to him who goes far and travels light, who is careless of his home coming.
turn
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From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
up
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From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
voyager
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From this reading It is a boat that now carries the voyager, and now is carried by him.
water
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From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
weight
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From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
white
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From this reading THE AMERICAN BOAT Here is that fairy ship of the wilderness, the birch-bark canoe, the first craft of America, antedating even the arrival of the white man.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is the ship of risk and of adventure, belonging by right to him who goes far and travels light, who is careless of his home coming.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading THE AMERICAN BOAT Here is that fairy ship of the wilderness, the birch-bark canoe, the first craft of America, antedating even the arrival of the white man.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You shall take it upon your shoulders, and carry it a mile across the land trail, without needing to set it down; but when you place it on the water it in turn will carry you and your fellow, and yet another, and your household goods of the wilderness up to five times your weight.
