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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 MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
aeroplane
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
appreciate
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From this reading “We don’t appreciate what a blessing G. Lord really is,” said John Walden, Hawk.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “He ought to be very thankful to you,” said Tom Langford, Beaver.
Beaver
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From this reading “He ought to be very thankful to you,” said Tom Langford, Beaver.
blessing
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From this reading “We don’t appreciate what a blessing G. Lord really is,” said John Walden, Hawk.
boat
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
boat-race
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From this reading “And you fellows would have lost the boat-race, too.”
camp
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
comfortably
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And he wouldn’t have met Miss Crosby, either,” continued Gordon.
Crosby
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From this reading “And he wouldn’t have met Miss Crosby, either,” continued Gordon.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
don't
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From this reading “We don’t appreciate what a blessing G. Lord really is,” said John Walden, Hawk.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading “And he wouldn’t have met Miss Crosby, either,” continued Gordon.
fellows
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From this reading “And you fellows would have lost the boat-race, too.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
G
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From this reading “We don’t appreciate what a blessing G. Lord really is,” said John Walden, Hawk.
GLIDER
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
Gordon
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
hadn't
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
Harry
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
Hawk
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From this reading “We don’t appreciate what a blessing G. Lord really is,” said John Walden, Hawk.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
hitched
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We don’t appreciate what a blessing G. Lord really is,” said John Walden, Hawk.
John
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From this reading “We don’t appreciate what a blessing G. Lord really is,” said John Walden, Hawk.
Langford
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From this reading “He ought to be very thankful to you,” said Tom Langford, Beaver.
Leslie
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
Lord
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From this reading “We don’t appreciate what a blessing G. Lord really is,” said John Walden, Hawk.
lost
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From this reading “And you fellows would have lost the boat-race, too.”
MAKING
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
met
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From this reading “And he wouldn’t have met Miss Crosby, either,” continued Gordon.
Miss
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
missed
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
Now
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “He ought to be very thankful to you,” said Tom Langford, Beaver.
really
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From this reading “We don’t appreciate what a blessing G. Lord really is,” said John Walden, Hawk.
ride
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
said
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
see
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
settled
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
stocking
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
thankful
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From this reading “He ought to be very thankful to you,” said Tom Langford, Beaver.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
Tom
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From this reading “He ought to be very thankful to you,” said Tom Langford, Beaver.
too
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From this reading “And you fellows would have lost the boat-race, too.”
train
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
turn
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
up
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
very
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From this reading “He ought to be very thankful to you,” said Tom Langford, Beaver.
voyage
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
Walden
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From this reading “We don’t appreciate what a blessing G. Lord really is,” said John Walden, Hawk.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We don’t appreciate what a blessing G. Lord really is,” said John Walden, Hawk.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “We don’t appreciate what a blessing G. Lord really is,” said John Walden, Hawk.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And you fellows would have lost the boat-race, too.”
wouldn't
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From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MAKING THE GLIDER “Now, you see, Harry, if I hadn’t stopped to do that good turn for Miss Leslie, and missed the train, you wouldn’t have had a ride in an aeroplane,” said Gordon, as he hitched up his stocking and settled himself comfortably in the boat for the voyage to camp.
