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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 “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
ahead
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From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
Albany
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From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
applied
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From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
arrows
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From this reading No more pink arrows!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
beautiful
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From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
blinders
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From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
brown
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From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
camp
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From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
chasm
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From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
cut
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From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We’ve got three things to do, and one of them is right in your line.
enough
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From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
eternal
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From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
EXTRAORDINARY
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From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
eyes
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From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
Gordon
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From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
got
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From this reading We’ve got three things to do, and one of them is right in your line.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
Harry
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From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
I'll
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From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We’ve got three things to do, and one of them is right in your line.
INVENTION
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From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We’ve got three things to do, and one of them is right in your line.
Just
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From this reading Just look ahead and listen to me.
keep
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From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
Kid
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From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
kind
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From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
line
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From this reading We’ve got three things to do, and one of them is right in your line.
listen
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From this reading Just look ahead and listen to me.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just look ahead and listen to me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just look ahead and listen to me.
more
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From this reading No more pink arrows!
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No more pink arrows!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
Now
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From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We’ve got three things to do, and one of them is right in your line.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
pair
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From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
Patent
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From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
path
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From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
picked
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From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
pink
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From this reading No more pink arrows!
put
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From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We’ve got three things to do, and one of them is right in your line.
said
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From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
show
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From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
sphinx
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From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
straight
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From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
taken
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From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We’ve got three things to do, and one of them is right in your line.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
things
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From this reading We’ve got three things to do, and one of them is right in your line.
three
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From this reading We’ve got three things to do, and one of them is right in your line.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
up
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From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
wanted
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From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
way
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From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
We've
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From this reading We’ve got three things to do, and one of them is right in your line.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
woods
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From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION (Patent not applied for) They cut up through the woods where Gordon had picked his way to the Albany camp, for he wanted to show Harry the chasm and the path he had taken.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now, Kid,” said Harry, “you will be kind enough to keep your beautiful brown eyes straight ahead, or by the great eternal sphinx I’ll put a pair of blinders on you.
