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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are going to row and sing, and never look behind us."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
away
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From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
balancing
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From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "WHAT THEIR FATE WAS TO BE THEY COULD NOT EVEN GUESS."
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "We are going to row and sing, and never look behind us."
boat
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From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
Bob
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From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
Cassia-bud
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From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
COULDmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "WHAT THEIR FATE WAS TO BE THEY COULD NOT EVEN GUESS."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
down
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From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
EVENnounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "WHAT THEIR FATE WAS TO BE THEY COULD NOT EVEN GUESS."
far
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From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
FATE
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From this reading "WHAT THEIR FATE WAS TO BE THEY COULD NOT EVEN GUESS."
feet
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From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
followed
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From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
Frank
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From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
Fred
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From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
fully
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From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
going
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From this reading "We are going to row and sing, and never look behind us."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
GUESS
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From this reading "WHAT THEIR FATE WAS TO BE THEY COULD NOT EVEN GUESS."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why," he said, peeping round, "we ought to be there by now."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
hour
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From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
Hurricane
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From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
indeed
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From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
island
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From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
keeping
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From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
lay
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From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We are going to row and sing, and never look behind us."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
lying
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From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We are going to row and sing, and never look behind us."
Newfoundland
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From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "WHAT THEIR FATE WAS TO BE THEY COULD NOT EVEN GUESS."
now
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From this reading "Why," he said, peeping round, "we ought to be there by now."
oar
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From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
others
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From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Why," he said, peeping round, "we ought to be there by now."
peeping
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From this reading "Why," he said, peeping round, "we ought to be there by now."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
round
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From this reading "Why," he said, peeping round, "we ought to be there by now."
row
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From this reading "We are going to row and sing, and never look behind us."
rowed
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From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
said
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From this reading "Why," he said, peeping round, "we ought to be there by now."
Salvador
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From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
San
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From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
sing
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From this reading "We are going to row and sing, and never look behind us."
Steer
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From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
steering
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From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
stern
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From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
stroke
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From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
suit
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From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "WHAT THEIR FATE WAS TO BE THEY COULD NOT EVEN GUESS."
there
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From this reading "Why," he said, peeping round, "we ought to be there by now."
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "WHAT THEIR FATE WAS TO BE THEY COULD NOT EVEN GUESS."
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "WHAT THEIR FATE WAS TO BE THEY COULD NOT EVEN GUESS."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We are going to row and sing, and never look behind us."
very
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From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "WHAT THEIR FATE WAS TO BE THEY COULD NOT EVEN GUESS."
way
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From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are going to row and sing, and never look behind us."
well
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From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "WHAT THEIR FATE WAS TO BE THEY COULD NOT EVEN GUESS."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But when they had rowed for fully half an hour, and the ship looked very far away indeed, Frank, who was stroke, lay on his oar, and the others followed suit.
Why
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From this reading "Why," he said, peeping round, "we ought to be there by now."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After the boat left the _San Salvador_, with little Cassia-bud steering, and the great Newfoundland, Hurricane Bob, lying at his feet by way of balancing her, and keeping her well down by the stern, "Steer right away for the island," cried Fred.
