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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The tide carried them along with the steamboat, but the wind had so much influence on the larger craft that Chap had to row quite steadily to keep up with her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
answer
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From this reading But no answer came to them, and they saw no signs of any living being on the vessel.
any
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From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
attention
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From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
attract
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From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But no answer came to them, and they saw no signs of any living being on the vessel.
board
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From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
boat
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From this reading The three boys in the boat soon reached the stern of the burning steamboat.
boys
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From this reading The three boys in the boat soon reached the stern of the burning steamboat.
burning
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From this reading The three boys in the boat soon reached the stern of the burning steamboat.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no answer came to them, and they saw no signs of any living being on the vessel.
came
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From this reading But no answer came to them, and they saw no signs of any living being on the vessel.
carried
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From this reading The tide carried them along with the steamboat, but the wind had so much influence on the larger craft that Chap had to row quite steadily to keep up with her.
Chap
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From this reading The tide carried them along with the steamboat, but the wind had so much influence on the larger craft that Chap had to row quite steadily to keep up with her.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading The tide carried them along with the steamboat, but the wind had so much influence on the larger craft that Chap had to row quite steadily to keep up with her.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The tide carried them along with the steamboat, but the wind had so much influence on the larger craft that Chap had to row quite steadily to keep up with her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The tide carried them along with the steamboat, but the wind had so much influence on the larger craft that Chap had to row quite steadily to keep up with her.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The three boys in the boat soon reached the stern of the burning steamboat.
influence
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From this reading The tide carried them along with the steamboat, but the wind had so much influence on the larger craft that Chap had to row quite steadily to keep up with her.
keep
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From this reading The tide carried them along with the steamboat, but the wind had so much influence on the larger craft that Chap had to row quite steadily to keep up with her.
kept
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From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
larger
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From this reading The tide carried them along with the steamboat, but the wind had so much influence on the larger craft that Chap had to row quite steadily to keep up with her.
living
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From this reading But no answer came to them, and they saw no signs of any living being on the vessel.
loudly
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From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
much
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From this reading The tide carried them along with the steamboat, but the wind had so much influence on the larger craft that Chap had to row quite steadily to keep up with her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But no answer came to them, and they saw no signs of any living being on the vessel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The three boys in the boat soon reached the stern of the burning steamboat.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
POINTnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading SPATTERDOCK POINT.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tide carried them along with the steamboat, but the wind had so much influence on the larger craft that Chap had to row quite steadily to keep up with her.
reached
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From this reading The three boys in the boat soon reached the stern of the burning steamboat.
row
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From this reading The tide carried them along with the steamboat, but the wind had so much influence on the larger craft that Chap had to row quite steadily to keep up with her.
rowed
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From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
saw
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From this reading But no answer came to them, and they saw no signs of any living being on the vessel.
several
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From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
shouting
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From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
signs
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From this reading But no answer came to them, and they saw no signs of any living being on the vessel.
smoke
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From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
soon
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From this reading The three boys in the boat soon reached the stern of the burning steamboat.
sparks
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From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
SPATTERDOCK
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From this reading SPATTERDOCK POINT.
steadily
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From this reading The tide carried them along with the steamboat, but the wind had so much influence on the larger craft that Chap had to row quite steadily to keep up with her.
steamboat
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From this reading The three boys in the boat soon reached the stern of the burning steamboat.
stern
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From this reading The three boys in the boat soon reached the stern of the burning steamboat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The tide carried them along with the steamboat, but the wind had so much influence on the larger craft that Chap had to row quite steadily to keep up with her.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The three boys in the boat soon reached the stern of the burning steamboat.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
three
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From this reading The three boys in the boat soon reached the stern of the burning steamboat.
tide
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From this reading The tide carried them along with the steamboat, but the wind had so much influence on the larger craft that Chap had to row quite steadily to keep up with her.
times
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From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
up
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From this reading The tide carried them along with the steamboat, but the wind had so much influence on the larger craft that Chap had to row quite steadily to keep up with her.
vessel
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From this reading But no answer came to them, and they saw no signs of any living being on the vessel.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the wind kept them entirely free from smoke and sparks, and they rowed several times around the stern, shouting loudly, so as to attract the attention of any one who might be on board.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The tide carried them along with the steamboat, but the wind had so much influence on the larger craft that Chap had to row quite steadily to keep up with her.
