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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 BY and by, when we got up, we turned over the truck the gang had stole off of the wreck, and found boots, and blankets, and clothes, and all sorts of other things, and a lot of books, and a spyglass, and three boxes of seegars.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I told Jim all about what happened inside the wreck and at the ferryboat, and I said these kinds of things was adventures; but he said he didn't want no more adventures.
adventures
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From this reading I told Jim all about what happened inside the wreck and at the ferryboat, and I said these kinds of things was adventures; but he said he didn't want no more adventures.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We laid off all the afternoon in the woods talking, and me reading the books, and having a general good time.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BY and by, when we got up, we turned over the truck the gang had stole off of the wreck, and found boots, and blankets, and clothes, and all sorts of other things, and a lot of books, and a spyglass, and three boxes of seegars.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I told Jim all about what happened inside the wreck and at the ferryboat, and I said these kinds of things was adventures; but he said he didn't want no more adventures.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We hadn't ever been this rich before in neither of our lives.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We hadn't ever been this rich before in neither of our lives.
blankets
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booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading BY and by, when we got up, we turned over the truck the gang had stole off of the wreck, and found boots, and blankets, and clothes, and all sorts of other things, and a lot of books, and a spyglass, and three boxes of seegars.
boots
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boxes
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I told Jim all about what happened inside the wreck and at the ferryboat, and I said these kinds of things was adventures; but he said he didn't want no more adventures.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY and by, when we got up, we turned over the truck the gang had stole off of the wreck, and found boots, and blankets, and clothes, and all sorts of other things, and a lot of books, and a spyglass, and three boxes of seegars.
clothes
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didn't
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From this reading I told Jim all about what happened inside the wreck and at the ferryboat, and I said these kinds of things was adventures; but he said he didn't want no more adventures.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We hadn't ever been this rich before in neither of our lives.
ferryboat
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From this reading I told Jim all about what happened inside the wreck and at the ferryboat, and I said these kinds of things was adventures; but he said he didn't want no more adventures.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BY and by, when we got up, we turned over the truck the gang had stole off of the wreck, and found boots, and blankets, and clothes, and all sorts of other things, and a lot of books, and a spyglass, and three boxes of seegars.
gang
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general
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From this reading We laid off all the afternoon in the woods talking, and me reading the books, and having a general good time.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We laid off all the afternoon in the woods talking, and me reading the books, and having a general good time.
got
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BY and by, when we got up, we turned over the truck the gang had stole off of the wreck, and found boots, and blankets, and clothes, and all sorts of other things, and a lot of books, and a spyglass, and three boxes of seegars.
hadn't
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happened
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From this reading I told Jim all about what happened inside the wreck and at the ferryboat, and I said these kinds of things was adventures; but he said he didn't want no more adventures.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading We laid off all the afternoon in the woods talking, and me reading the books, and having a general good time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I told Jim all about what happened inside the wreck and at the ferryboat, and I said these kinds of things was adventures; but he said he didn't want no more adventures.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told Jim all about what happened inside the wreck and at the ferryboat, and I said these kinds of things was adventures; but he said he didn't want no more adventures.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We hadn't ever been this rich before in neither of our lives.
inside
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From this reading I told Jim all about what happened inside the wreck and at the ferryboat, and I said these kinds of things was adventures; but he said he didn't want no more adventures.
Jim
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From this reading I told Jim all about what happened inside the wreck and at the ferryboat, and I said these kinds of things was adventures; but he said he didn't want no more adventures.
kinds
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From this reading I told Jim all about what happened inside the wreck and at the ferryboat, and I said these kinds of things was adventures; but he said he didn't want no more adventures.
laid
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From this reading We laid off all the afternoon in the woods talking, and me reading the books, and having a general good time.
lives
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From this reading We hadn't ever been this rich before in neither of our lives.
lot
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We laid off all the afternoon in the woods talking, and me reading the books, and having a general good time.
more
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From this reading I told Jim all about what happened inside the wreck and at the ferryboat, and I said these kinds of things was adventures; but he said he didn't want no more adventures.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading We hadn't ever been this rich before in neither of our lives.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I told Jim all about what happened inside the wreck and at the ferryboat, and I said these kinds of things was adventures; but he said he didn't want no more adventures.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY and by, when we got up, we turned over the truck the gang had stole off of the wreck, and found boots, and blankets, and clothes, and all sorts of other things, and a lot of books, and a spyglass, and three boxes of seegars.
off
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other
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We hadn't ever been this rich before in neither of our lives.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading BY and by, when we got up, we turned over the truck the gang had stole off of the wreck, and found boots, and blankets, and clothes, and all sorts of other things, and a lot of books, and a spyglass, and three boxes of seegars.
prime
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From this reading The seegars was prime.
reading
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From this reading We laid off all the afternoon in the woods talking, and me reading the books, and having a general good time.
rich
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From this reading We hadn't ever been this rich before in neither of our lives.
said
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From this reading I told Jim all about what happened inside the wreck and at the ferryboat, and I said these kinds of things was adventures; but he said he didn't want no more adventures.
seegars
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From this reading BY and by, when we got up, we turned over the truck the gang had stole off of the wreck, and found boots, and blankets, and clothes, and all sorts of other things, and a lot of books, and a spyglass, and three boxes of seegars.
sorts
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spyglass
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stole
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talking
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From this reading We laid off all the afternoon in the woods talking, and me reading the books, and having a general good time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY and by, when we got up, we turned over the truck the gang had stole off of the wreck, and found boots, and blankets, and clothes, and all sorts of other things, and a lot of books, and a spyglass, and three boxes of seegars.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I told Jim all about what happened inside the wreck and at the ferryboat, and I said these kinds of things was adventures; but he said he didn't want no more adventures.
things
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We hadn't ever been this rich before in neither of our lives.
three
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We laid off all the afternoon in the woods talking, and me reading the books, and having a general good time.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told Jim all about what happened inside the wreck and at the ferryboat, and I said these kinds of things was adventures; but he said he didn't want no more adventures.
truck
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turned
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up
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want
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From this reading I told Jim all about what happened inside the wreck and at the ferryboat, and I said these kinds of things was adventures; but he said he didn't want no more adventures.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The seegars was prime.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading BY and by, when we got up, we turned over the truck the gang had stole off of the wreck, and found boots, and blankets, and clothes, and all sorts of other things, and a lot of books, and a spyglass, and three boxes of seegars.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I told Jim all about what happened inside the wreck and at the ferryboat, and I said these kinds of things was adventures; but he said he didn't want no more adventures.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading BY and by, when we got up, we turned over the truck the gang had stole off of the wreck, and found boots, and blankets, and clothes, and all sorts of other things, and a lot of books, and a spyglass, and three boxes of seegars.
woods
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From this reading We laid off all the afternoon in the woods talking, and me reading the books, and having a general good time.
wreck
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