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Chapter V
OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling. "I can head her square into the mid current and buck her through!" Uncle Dick smiled and nodded. "It's going to be all right! She rides like a duck.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I can head her square into the mid current and buck her through!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Uncle Dick smiled and nodded.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's going to be all right!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I can head her square into the mid current and buck her through!"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She rides like a duck.
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From this reading "It's going to be all right!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I can head her square into the mid current and buck her through!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It's going to be all right!
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From this reading "I can head her square into the mid current and buck her through!"
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From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can head her square into the mid current and buck her through!"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I can head her square into the mid current and buck her through!"
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From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
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From this reading She rides like a duck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
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From this reading "It's going to be all right!
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From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
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From this reading "I can head her square into the mid current and buck her through!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I can head her square into the mid current and buck her through!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can head her square into the mid current and buck her through!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I can head her square into the mid current and buck her through!"
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From this reading "It's going to be all right!
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From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
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From this reading She rides like a duck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
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From this reading "I can head her square into the mid current and buck her through!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Uncle Dick smiled and nodded.
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From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
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From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
above and across; more than
From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
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From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
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From this reading She rides like a duck.
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From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's going to be all right!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
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From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rides like a duck.
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From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
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From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
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From this reading Uncle Dick smiled and nodded.
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From this reading "I can head her square into the mid current and buck her through!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I can head her square into the mid current and buck her through!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
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From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
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From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
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From this reading OFF UP THE RIVER "She's riding fine, sir," called Rob to Uncle Dick, over the noise of the two little propellers that kept the gunwales trembling.
