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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 He has got himself all in a jumble on the raft--let us give him a ride up and down the river.
all
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From this reading He has got himself all in a jumble on the raft--let us give him a ride up and down the river.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Why not do with Bob as he did with my dog?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be good for his constitution.”
Bob
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From this reading “Whatever you do, boys, don’t leave Bob to stiffen in his coils on that raft,” Will meekly suggested.
boys
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From this reading “Whatever you do, boys, don’t leave Bob to stiffen in his coils on that raft,” Will meekly suggested.
Charles
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From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
coils
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From this reading “Whatever you do, boys, don’t leave Bob to stiffen in his coils on that raft,” Will meekly suggested.
constitution
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From this reading It will be good for his constitution.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Why not do with Bob as he did with my dog?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Whatever you do, boys, don’t leave Bob to stiffen in his coils on that raft,” Will meekly suggested.
dog
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From this reading “Why not do with Bob as he did with my dog?
don't
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From this reading “Whatever you do, boys, don’t leave Bob to stiffen in his coils on that raft,” Will meekly suggested.
down
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From this reading He has got himself all in a jumble on the raft--let us give him a ride up and down the river.
eager
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From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
favor
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From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
give
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From this reading He has got himself all in a jumble on the raft--let us give him a ride up and down the river.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will be good for his constitution.”
got
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From this reading He has got himself all in a jumble on the raft--let us give him a ride up and down the river.
granted
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From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has got himself all in a jumble on the raft--let us give him a ride up and down the river.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why not do with Bob as he did with my dog?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He has got himself all in a jumble on the raft--let us give him a ride up and down the river.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He has got himself all in a jumble on the raft--let us give him a ride up and down the river.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Whatever you do, boys, don’t leave Bob to stiffen in his coils on that raft,” Will meekly suggested.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Whatever you do, boys, don’t leave Bob to stiffen in his coils on that raft,” Will meekly suggested.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
jumble
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From this reading He has got himself all in a jumble on the raft--let us give him a ride up and down the river.
leave
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From this reading “Whatever you do, boys, don’t leave Bob to stiffen in his coils on that raft,” Will meekly suggested.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He has got himself all in a jumble on the raft--let us give him a ride up and down the river.
made
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From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
meekly
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From this reading “Whatever you do, boys, don’t leave Bob to stiffen in his coils on that raft,” Will meekly suggested.
moment
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From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Why not do with Bob as he did with my dog?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why not do with Bob as he did with my dog?
now
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From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Whatever you do, boys, don’t leave Bob to stiffen in his coils on that raft,” Will meekly suggested.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
punishment
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From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
raft
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From this reading “Whatever you do, boys, don’t leave Bob to stiffen in his coils on that raft,” Will meekly suggested.
ride
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From this reading He has got himself all in a jumble on the raft--let us give him a ride up and down the river.
river
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From this reading He has got himself all in a jumble on the raft--let us give him a ride up and down the river.
side
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From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
some
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From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
spur
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From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
startling
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From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
Stephen
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From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
stiffen
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From this reading “Whatever you do, boys, don’t leave Bob to stiffen in his coils on that raft,” Will meekly suggested.
suggested
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From this reading “Whatever you do, boys, don’t leave Bob to stiffen in his coils on that raft,” Will meekly suggested.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Whatever you do, boys, don’t leave Bob to stiffen in his coils on that raft,” Will meekly suggested.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Whatever you do, boys, don’t leave Bob to stiffen in his coils on that raft,” Will meekly suggested.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
up
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From this reading He has got himself all in a jumble on the raft--let us give him a ride up and down the river.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He has got himself all in a jumble on the raft--let us give him a ride up and down the river.
very
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From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
weariness
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From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever you do, boys, don’t leave Bob to stiffen in his coils on that raft,” Will meekly suggested.
Why
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From this reading “Why not do with Bob as he did with my dog?
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Whatever you do, boys, don’t leave Bob to stiffen in his coils on that raft,” Will meekly suggested.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Charles and Stephen were so eager to have some one side with them that they took it for granted that Will, for very weariness, was now in favor of punishment; and Stephen, on the spur of the moment, made this startling observation:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Whatever you do, boys, don’t leave Bob to stiffen in his coils on that raft,” Will meekly suggested.
