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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 When we feel that we can't live any longer without a tea party, we have to put to shore and chase people with our swords and take them prisoners.
always
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From this reading "That is always the way," he said, looking quite overcome.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That is what happens when you get into bad habits and can't get out of them.
any
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From this reading When we feel that we can't live any longer without a tea party, we have to put to shore and chase people with our swords and take them prisoners.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are so fond of having tea parties, but people don't want to come to them.
bad
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From this reading "That is what happens when you get into bad habits and can't get out of them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sometimes we have to blindfold them and put chains on them to get them on board, for they always think they are going to be made to walk the plank.
blindfold
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From this reading Sometimes we have to blindfold them and put chains on them to get them on board, for they always think they are going to be made to walk the plank.
board
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From this reading Sometimes we have to blindfold them and put chains on them to get them on board, for they always think they are going to be made to walk the plank.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We are so fond of having tea parties, but people don't want to come to them.
can't
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From this reading "That is what happens when you get into bad habits and can't get out of them.
chains
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From this reading Sometimes we have to blindfold them and put chains on them to get them on board, for they always think they are going to be made to walk the plank.
chase
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From this reading When we feel that we can't live any longer without a tea party, we have to put to shore and chase people with our swords and take them prisoners.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We are so fond of having tea parties, but people don't want to come to them.
don't
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From this reading We are so fond of having tea parties, but people don't want to come to them.
feel
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From this reading When we feel that we can't live any longer without a tea party, we have to put to shore and chase people with our swords and take them prisoners.
fond
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From this reading We are so fond of having tea parties, but people don't want to come to them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sometimes we have to blindfold them and put chains on them to get them on board, for they always think they are going to be made to walk the plank.
get
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From this reading "That is what happens when you get into bad habits and can't get out of them.
going
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From this reading Sometimes we have to blindfold them and put chains on them to get them on board, for they always think they are going to be made to walk the plank.
habits
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From this reading "That is what happens when you get into bad habits and can't get out of them.
happens
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From this reading "That is what happens when you get into bad habits and can't get out of them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When we feel that we can't live any longer without a tea party, we have to put to shore and chase people with our swords and take them prisoners.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading We are so fond of having tea parties, but people don't want to come to them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That is always the way," he said, looking quite overcome.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "That is what happens when you get into bad habits and can't get out of them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is always the way," he said, looking quite overcome.
live
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From this reading When we feel that we can't live any longer without a tea party, we have to put to shore and chase people with our swords and take them prisoners.
longer
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From this reading When we feel that we can't live any longer without a tea party, we have to put to shore and chase people with our swords and take them prisoners.
looking
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From this reading "That is always the way," he said, looking quite overcome.
made
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From this reading Sometimes we have to blindfold them and put chains on them to get them on board, for they always think they are going to be made to walk the plank.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That is what happens when you get into bad habits and can't get out of them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sometimes we have to blindfold them and put chains on them to get them on board, for they always think they are going to be made to walk the plank.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When we feel that we can't live any longer without a tea party, we have to put to shore and chase people with our swords and take them prisoners.
out
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From this reading "That is what happens when you get into bad habits and can't get out of them.
overcome
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From this reading "That is always the way," he said, looking quite overcome.
parties
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From this reading We are so fond of having tea parties, but people don't want to come to them.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we feel that we can't live any longer without a tea party, we have to put to shore and chase people with our swords and take them prisoners.
people
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From this reading We are so fond of having tea parties, but people don't want to come to them.
plank
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From this reading Sometimes we have to blindfold them and put chains on them to get them on board, for they always think they are going to be made to walk the plank.
prisoners
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From this reading When we feel that we can't live any longer without a tea party, we have to put to shore and chase people with our swords and take them prisoners.
put
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From this reading When we feel that we can't live any longer without a tea party, we have to put to shore and chase people with our swords and take them prisoners.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That is always the way," he said, looking quite overcome.
said
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From this reading "That is always the way," he said, looking quite overcome.
shore
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From this reading When we feel that we can't live any longer without a tea party, we have to put to shore and chase people with our swords and take them prisoners.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We are so fond of having tea parties, but people don't want to come to them.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes we have to blindfold them and put chains on them to get them on board, for they always think they are going to be made to walk the plank.
swords
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From this reading When we feel that we can't live any longer without a tea party, we have to put to shore and chase people with our swords and take them prisoners.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we feel that we can't live any longer without a tea party, we have to put to shore and chase people with our swords and take them prisoners.
tea
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From this reading We are so fond of having tea parties, but people don't want to come to them.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is always the way," he said, looking quite overcome.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That is always the way," he said, looking quite overcome.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "That is what happens when you get into bad habits and can't get out of them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes we have to blindfold them and put chains on them to get them on board, for they always think they are going to be made to walk the plank.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes we have to blindfold them and put chains on them to get them on board, for they always think they are going to be made to walk the plank.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are so fond of having tea parties, but people don't want to come to them.
walk
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From this reading Sometimes we have to blindfold them and put chains on them to get them on board, for they always think they are going to be made to walk the plank.
want
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From this reading We are so fond of having tea parties, but people don't want to come to them.
way
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From this reading "That is always the way," he said, looking quite overcome.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are so fond of having tea parties, but people don't want to come to them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That is what happens when you get into bad habits and can't get out of them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "That is what happens when you get into bad habits and can't get out of them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When we feel that we can't live any longer without a tea party, we have to put to shore and chase people with our swords and take them prisoners.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading When we feel that we can't live any longer without a tea party, we have to put to shore and chase people with our swords and take them prisoners.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That is what happens when you get into bad habits and can't get out of them.
