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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 At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
addition
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From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among them of course there was a full force of brides from Niagara and elsewhere, and some curious forms of the prevailing infatuation appeared.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
appeared
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From this reading Among them of course there was a full force of brides from Niagara and elsewhere, and some curious forms of the prevailing infatuation appeared.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
atoned
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From this reading Their fellow-passengers were in great variety, however, and thus partly atoned for their numbers.
Banshee
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From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
boat
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From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
bore
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From this reading She was very old, and very infirm and dirty, and in every way bore out the character of a squalid Irish goblin.
brides
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From this reading Among them of course there was a full force of brides from Niagara and elsewhere, and some curious forms of the prevailing infatuation appeared.
change
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From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
character
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From this reading She was very old, and very infirm and dirty, and in every way bore out the character of a squalid Irish goblin.
Charlotte
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From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
complement
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From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among them of course there was a full force of brides from Niagara and elsewhere, and some curious forms of the prevailing infatuation appeared.
curious
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From this reading Among them of course there was a full force of brides from Niagara and elsewhere, and some curious forms of the prevailing infatuation appeared.
danger
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From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
dirty
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From this reading She was very old, and very infirm and dirty, and in every way bore out the character of a squalid Irish goblin.
discomfort
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From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
double
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From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
doubted
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From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
elsewhere
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From this reading Among them of course there was a full force of brides from Niagara and elsewhere, and some curious forms of the prevailing infatuation appeared.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She was very old, and very infirm and dirty, and in every way bore out the character of a squalid Irish goblin.
fellow-passengers
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From this reading Their fellow-passengers were in great variety, however, and thus partly atoned for their numbers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their fellow-passengers were in great variety, however, and thus partly atoned for their numbers.
force
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From this reading Among them of course there was a full force of brides from Niagara and elsewhere, and some curious forms of the prevailing infatuation appeared.
forms
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From this reading Among them of course there was a full force of brides from Niagara and elsewhere, and some curious forms of the prevailing infatuation appeared.
friends
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From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
full
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From this reading Among them of course there was a full force of brides from Niagara and elsewhere, and some curious forms of the prevailing infatuation appeared.
goblin
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From this reading She was very old, and very infirm and dirty, and in every way bore out the character of a squalid Irish goblin.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their fellow-passengers were in great variety, however, and thus partly atoned for their numbers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
heavily
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From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Their fellow-passengers were in great variety, however, and thus partly atoned for their numbers.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was very old, and very infirm and dirty, and in every way bore out the character of a squalid Irish goblin.
infatuation
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From this reading Among them of course there was a full force of brides from Niagara and elsewhere, and some curious forms of the prevailing infatuation appeared.
infirm
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From this reading She was very old, and very infirm and dirty, and in every way bore out the character of a squalid Irish goblin.
Irish
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From this reading She was very old, and very infirm and dirty, and in every way bore out the character of a squalid Irish goblin.
laden
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From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
Montreal
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From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
much
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From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
Niagara
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From this reading Among them of course there was a full force of brides from Niagara and elsewhere, and some curious forms of the prevailing infatuation appeared.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
now
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From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
numbers
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From this reading Their fellow-passengers were in great variety, however, and thus partly atoned for their numbers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
old
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From this reading She was very old, and very infirm and dirty, and in every way bore out the character of a squalid Irish goblin.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
other
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From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
out
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From this reading She was very old, and very infirm and dirty, and in every way bore out the character of a squalid Irish goblin.
partly
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From this reading Their fellow-passengers were in great variety, however, and thus partly atoned for their numbers.
pass
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From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
passengers
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From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
people
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From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
Prescott
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From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
prevailing
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From this reading Among them of course there was a full force of brides from Niagara and elsewhere, and some curious forms of the prevailing infatuation appeared.
promised
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From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
Rapids
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From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was very old, and very infirm and dirty, and in every way bore out the character of a squalid Irish goblin.
smaller
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From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
some
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From this reading Among them of course there was a full force of brides from Niagara and elsewhere, and some curious forms of the prevailing infatuation appeared.
squalid
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From this reading She was very old, and very infirm and dirty, and in every way bore out the character of a squalid Irish goblin.
steamer
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From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
steamer's
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From this reading Besides, she was already heavily laden with passengers, and, with the addition of the other steamer's people had now double her complement; and our friends doubted if they were not to pass the Rapids in as much danger as discomfort.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their fellow-passengers were in great variety, however, and thus partly atoned for their numbers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Among them of course there was a full force of brides from Niagara and elsewhere, and some curious forms of the prevailing infatuation appeared.
there
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From this reading Among them of course there was a full force of brides from Niagara and elsewhere, and some curious forms of the prevailing infatuation appeared.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
thus
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From this reading Their fellow-passengers were in great variety, however, and thus partly atoned for their numbers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
transferred
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From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
uncomfortable
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From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
variety
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From this reading Their fellow-passengers were in great variety, however, and thus partly atoned for their numbers.
very
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From this reading She was very old, and very infirm and dirty, and in every way bore out the character of a squalid Irish goblin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was very old, and very infirm and dirty, and in every way bore out the character of a squalid Irish goblin.
way
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From this reading She was very old, and very infirm and dirty, and in every way bore out the character of a squalid Irish goblin.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading At Prescott, the boat on which they had come from Charlotte, and on which they had been promised a passage without change to Montreal, stopped, and they were transferred to a smaller steamer with the uncomfortable name of Banshee.
