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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 HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
aero
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From this reading So the aero club separated, Mac and Tom joining Nelson Pierce for a day of fishing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Here he used up page after page of a writing tablet, making a variety of diagrams, only to crunch up each leaf and stuff it into one or other of his pockets.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Harry sat on the ground near camp all the morning, his back against a huge tree, and his knees drawn up by way of a writing desk.
all
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From this reading Harry sat on the ground near camp all the morning, his back against a huge tree, and his knees drawn up by way of a writing desk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
back
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From this reading Harry sat on the ground near camp all the morning, his back against a huge tree, and his knees drawn up by way of a writing desk.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Harry sat on the ground near camp all the morning, his back against a huge tree, and his knees drawn up by way of a writing desk.
camp
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From this reading Harry sat on the ground near camp all the morning, his back against a huge tree, and his knees drawn up by way of a writing desk.
club
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From this reading So the aero club separated, Mac and Tom joining Nelson Pierce for a day of fishing.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
covering
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From this reading HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
crunch
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From this reading Here he used up page after page of a writing tablet, making a variety of diagrams, only to crunch up each leaf and stuff it into one or other of his pockets.
day
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From this reading HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
Deer
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From this reading Most of the troop went down to the lake with Red Deer for a “soak.”
desk
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From this reading Harry sat on the ground near camp all the morning, his back against a huge tree, and his knees drawn up by way of a writing desk.
diagrams
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From this reading Here he used up page after page of a writing tablet, making a variety of diagrams, only to crunch up each leaf and stuff it into one or other of his pockets.
down
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From this reading Most of the troop went down to the lake with Red Deer for a “soak.”
drawn
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From this reading Harry sat on the ground near camp all the morning, his back against a huge tree, and his knees drawn up by way of a writing desk.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Here he used up page after page of a writing tablet, making a variety of diagrams, only to crunch up each leaf and stuff it into one or other of his pockets.
far
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From this reading HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
FINDS
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From this reading HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
fishing
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From this reading So the aero club separated, Mac and Tom joining Nelson Pierce for a day of fishing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
gone
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From this reading HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
ground
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From this reading Harry sat on the ground near camp all the morning, his back against a huge tree, and his knees drawn up by way of a writing desk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
HARRY
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From this reading HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here he used up page after page of a writing tablet, making a variety of diagrams, only to crunch up each leaf and stuff it into one or other of his pockets.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here he used up page after page of a writing tablet, making a variety of diagrams, only to crunch up each leaf and stuff it into one or other of his pockets.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry sat on the ground near camp all the morning, his back against a huge tree, and his knees drawn up by way of a writing desk.
huge
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From this reading Harry sat on the ground near camp all the morning, his back against a huge tree, and his knees drawn up by way of a writing desk.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Here he used up page after page of a writing tablet, making a variety of diagrams, only to crunch up each leaf and stuff it into one or other of his pockets.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here he used up page after page of a writing tablet, making a variety of diagrams, only to crunch up each leaf and stuff it into one or other of his pockets.
joining
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From this reading So the aero club separated, Mac and Tom joining Nelson Pierce for a day of fishing.
knees
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From this reading Harry sat on the ground near camp all the morning, his back against a huge tree, and his knees drawn up by way of a writing desk.
lake
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From this reading Most of the troop went down to the lake with Red Deer for a “soak.”
leaf
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From this reading Here he used up page after page of a writing tablet, making a variety of diagrams, only to crunch up each leaf and stuff it into one or other of his pockets.
Mac
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From this reading So the aero club separated, Mac and Tom joining Nelson Pierce for a day of fishing.
making
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From this reading Here he used up page after page of a writing tablet, making a variety of diagrams, only to crunch up each leaf and stuff it into one or other of his pockets.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry sat on the ground near camp all the morning, his back against a huge tree, and his knees drawn up by way of a writing desk.
Most
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From this reading Most of the troop went down to the lake with Red Deer for a “soak.”
near
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From this reading Harry sat on the ground near camp all the morning, his back against a huge tree, and his knees drawn up by way of a writing desk.
Nelson
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From this reading So the aero club separated, Mac and Tom joining Nelson Pierce for a day of fishing.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So the aero club separated, Mac and Tom joining Nelson Pierce for a day of fishing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Harry sat on the ground near camp all the morning, his back against a huge tree, and his knees drawn up by way of a writing desk.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here he used up page after page of a writing tablet, making a variety of diagrams, only to crunch up each leaf and stuff it into one or other of his pockets.
only
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From this reading Here he used up page after page of a writing tablet, making a variety of diagrams, only to crunch up each leaf and stuff it into one or other of his pockets.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Here he used up page after page of a writing tablet, making a variety of diagrams, only to crunch up each leaf and stuff it into one or other of his pockets.
other
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From this reading Here he used up page after page of a writing tablet, making a variety of diagrams, only to crunch up each leaf and stuff it into one or other of his pockets.
page
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From this reading Here he used up page after page of a writing tablet, making a variety of diagrams, only to crunch up each leaf and stuff it into one or other of his pockets.
Pierce
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From this reading So the aero club separated, Mac and Tom joining Nelson Pierce for a day of fishing.
pockets
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From this reading Here he used up page after page of a writing tablet, making a variety of diagrams, only to crunch up each leaf and stuff it into one or other of his pockets.
Red
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From this reading Most of the troop went down to the lake with Red Deer for a “soak.”
ribs
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From this reading HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
sat
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From this reading Harry sat on the ground near camp all the morning, his back against a huge tree, and his knees drawn up by way of a writing desk.
separated
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From this reading So the aero club separated, Mac and Tom joining Nelson Pierce for a day of fishing.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the aero club separated, Mac and Tom joining Nelson Pierce for a day of fishing.
soak
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From this reading Most of the troop went down to the lake with Red Deer for a “soak.”
standstill
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From this reading HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
stuff
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From this reading Here he used up page after page of a writing tablet, making a variety of diagrams, only to crunch up each leaf and stuff it into one or other of his pockets.
tablet
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From this reading Here he used up page after page of a writing tablet, making a variety of diagrams, only to crunch up each leaf and stuff it into one or other of his pockets.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Most of the troop went down to the lake with Red Deer for a “soak.”
Tom
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From this reading So the aero club separated, Mac and Tom joining Nelson Pierce for a day of fishing.
tree
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From this reading Harry sat on the ground near camp all the morning, his back against a huge tree, and his knees drawn up by way of a writing desk.
troop
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From this reading Most of the troop went down to the lake with Red Deer for a “soak.”
up
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From this reading Harry sat on the ground near camp all the morning, his back against a huge tree, and his knees drawn up by way of a writing desk.
used
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From this reading Here he used up page after page of a writing tablet, making a variety of diagrams, only to crunch up each leaf and stuff it into one or other of his pockets.
variety
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From this reading Here he used up page after page of a writing tablet, making a variety of diagrams, only to crunch up each leaf and stuff it into one or other of his pockets.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
WAY
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From this reading HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most of the troop went down to the lake with Red Deer for a “soak.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Most of the troop went down to the lake with Red Deer for a “soak.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
work
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From this reading HARRY FINDS A WAY The next day the work was at a standstill, for they had gone as far as they could without the ribs and the covering.
writing
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From this reading Harry sat on the ground near camp all the morning, his back against a huge tree, and his knees drawn up by way of a writing desk.
