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11
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From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
34
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From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Several of the boys crowded about the automobile and expressed to Tom their regrets in the matter of his retirement from the team.
absence
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From this reading There were mutinous grumbles against George Connors and gloomy predictions of defeat at the hands of the Finley Falls enemy in the absence of Tom.
accompanied
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From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There were mutinous grumbles against George Connors and gloomy predictions of defeat at the hands of the Finley Falls enemy in the absence of Tom.
amused
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From this reading Connors, casting an occasional glance of amused contempt at The Ark, regaled a group of his cronies with sallies of wit at the expense of the car.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Connors, casting an occasional glance of amused contempt at The Ark, regaled a group of his cronies with sallies of wit at the expense of the car.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
Ark
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From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
Audelsville
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From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
automobile
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From this reading Several of the boys crowded about the automobile and expressed to Tom their regrets in the matter of his retirement from the team.
awaited
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From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
boys
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From this reading Several of the boys crowded about the automobile and expressed to Tom their regrets in the matter of his retirement from the team.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
car
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From this reading Connors, casting an occasional glance of amused contempt at The Ark, regaled a group of his cronies with sallies of wit at the expense of the car.
casting
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From this reading Connors, casting an occasional glance of amused contempt at The Ark, regaled a group of his cronies with sallies of wit at the expense of the car.
Connors
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From this reading There were mutinous grumbles against George Connors and gloomy predictions of defeat at the hands of the Finley Falls enemy in the absence of Tom.
contempt
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From this reading Connors, casting an occasional glance of amused contempt at The Ark, regaled a group of his cronies with sallies of wit at the expense of the car.
cronies
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From this reading Connors, casting an occasional glance of amused contempt at The Ark, regaled a group of his cronies with sallies of wit at the expense of the car.
crowded
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From this reading Several of the boys crowded about the automobile and expressed to Tom their regrets in the matter of his retirement from the team.
defeat
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From this reading There were mutinous grumbles against George Connors and gloomy predictions of defeat at the hands of the Finley Falls enemy in the absence of Tom.
down
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From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
drove
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From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
ENEMY
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From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
enthusiastic
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From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
expense
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From this reading Connors, casting an occasional glance of amused contempt at The Ark, regaled a group of his cronies with sallies of wit at the expense of the car.
expressed
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From this reading Several of the boys crowded about the automobile and expressed to Tom their regrets in the matter of his retirement from the team.
Falls
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From this reading There were mutinous grumbles against George Connors and gloomy predictions of defeat at the hands of the Finley Falls enemy in the absence of Tom.
Finley
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From this reading There were mutinous grumbles against George Connors and gloomy predictions of defeat at the hands of the Finley Falls enemy in the absence of Tom.
Football
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From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
forenoon
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From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
friends
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From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
frolics
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From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Several of the boys crowded about the automobile and expressed to Tom their regrets in the matter of his retirement from the team.
George
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From this reading There were mutinous grumbles against George Connors and gloomy predictions of defeat at the hands of the Finley Falls enemy in the absence of Tom.
glance
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From this reading Connors, casting an occasional glance of amused contempt at The Ark, regaled a group of his cronies with sallies of wit at the expense of the car.
gloomy
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From this reading There were mutinous grumbles against George Connors and gloomy predictions of defeat at the hands of the Finley Falls enemy in the absence of Tom.
group
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From this reading Connors, casting an occasional glance of amused contempt at The Ark, regaled a group of his cronies with sallies of wit at the expense of the car.
grumbles
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From this reading There were mutinous grumbles against George Connors and gloomy predictions of defeat at the hands of the Finley Falls enemy in the absence of Tom.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading There were mutinous grumbles against George Connors and gloomy predictions of defeat at the hands of the Finley Falls enemy in the absence of Tom.
High
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From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Several of the boys crowded about the automobile and expressed to Tom their regrets in the matter of his retirement from the team.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
indulged
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From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
interim
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From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
matter
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From this reading Several of the boys crowded about the automobile and expressed to Tom their regrets in the matter of his retirement from the team.
meet
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From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
mutinous
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From this reading There were mutinous grumbles against George Connors and gloomy predictions of defeat at the hands of the Finley Falls enemy in the absence of Tom.
new
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From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
occasional
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From this reading Connors, casting an occasional glance of amused contempt at The Ark, regaled a group of his cronies with sallies of wit at the expense of the car.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
pass
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From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
predictions
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From this reading There were mutinous grumbles against George Connors and gloomy predictions of defeat at the hands of the Finley Falls enemy in the absence of Tom.
regaled
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From this reading Connors, casting an occasional glance of amused contempt at The Ark, regaled a group of his cronies with sallies of wit at the expense of the car.
regrets
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From this reading Several of the boys crowded about the automobile and expressed to Tom their regrets in the matter of his retirement from the team.
resplendent
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From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
retirement
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From this reading Several of the boys crowded about the automobile and expressed to Tom their regrets in the matter of his retirement from the team.
sallies
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From this reading Connors, casting an occasional glance of amused contempt at The Ark, regaled a group of his cronies with sallies of wit at the expense of the car.
School
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From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
Several
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From this reading Several of the boys crowded about the automobile and expressed to Tom their regrets in the matter of his retirement from the team.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
station
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From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
stirring
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From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
Team
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From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Several of the boys crowded about the automobile and expressed to Tom their regrets in the matter of his retirement from the team.
There
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From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
times
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From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
Tom
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From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
train
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From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
TROUBLE
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From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
uniforms
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From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
usual
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From this reading The Audelsville High School Football Team, resplendent in new uniforms and accompanied by a score or so of enthusiastic friends, awaited the train and in the interim indulged in the usual frolics to pass the time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
Willard
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From this reading THE ENEMY IN TROUBLE There were stirring times at the station the next forenoon when Tom and Willard drove The Ark down to meet the 11:34.
wit
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From this reading Connors, casting an occasional glance of amused contempt at The Ark, regaled a group of his cronies with sallies of wit at the expense of the car.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Connors, casting an occasional glance of amused contempt at The Ark, regaled a group of his cronies with sallies of wit at the expense of the car.
