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100
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From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
134
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20
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40
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60
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80
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From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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adventurous
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From this reading It was such a change from the adventurous, exciting life he had been leading that he did not know what to do with himself.
AHEAD
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From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
AKRON
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From this reading _AKRON, OHIO._ _THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO._ _NEW YORK._ _CHICAGO._ THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY LITTLE GODSON, JACK HANSON MICHENER.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
BEINGauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
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BILLY
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From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JR.
BOOK
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From this reading _AKRON, OHIO._ _THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO._ _NEW YORK._ _CHICAGO._ THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY LITTLE GODSON, JACK HANSON MICHENER.
CARRIED
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From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
CENTERnounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
change
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From this reading It was such a change from the adventurous, exciting life he had been leading that he did not know what to do with himself.
CHICAGO
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From this reading _AKRON, OHIO._ _THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO._ _NEW YORK._ _CHICAGO._ THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY LITTLE GODSON, JACK HANSON MICHENER.
CO
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From this reading _AKRON, OHIO._ _THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO._ _NEW YORK._ _CHICAGO._ THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY LITTLE GODSON, JACK HANSON MICHENER.
commenced
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From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
DEDICATED
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From this reading _AKRON, OHIO._ _THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO._ _NEW YORK._ _CHICAGO._ THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY LITTLE GODSON, JACK HANSON MICHENER.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was such a change from the adventurous, exciting life he had been leading that he did not know what to do with himself.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was such a change from the adventurous, exciting life he had been leading that he did not know what to do with himself.
DOG
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From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
DOWN
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DUKE
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From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
exciting
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From this reading It was such a change from the adventurous, exciting life he had been leading that he did not know what to do with himself.
EXPLOSIONnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
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Farm
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From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
FELT
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FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was such a change from the adventurous, exciting life he had been leading that he did not know what to do with himself.
Frontispiece
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GAVE
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From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
get
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From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
GODSON
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From this reading _AKRON, OHIO._ _THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO._ _NEW YORK._ _CHICAGO._ THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY LITTLE GODSON, JACK HANSON MICHENER.
GRAB
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GREASED
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Grows
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From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
HANSON
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From this reading _AKRON, OHIO._ _THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO._ _NEW YORK._ _CHICAGO._ THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY LITTLE GODSON, JACK HANSON MICHENER.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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HIMpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
HIMSELFpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
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home
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From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
HORNS
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HURLED
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Illustrations
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INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
INDIAN
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TRIP 134 _Illustrations_ PAGE HE RUSHED UPON THE TREACHEROUS INDIAN _Frontispiece_ THERE WAS A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AND THEY FELT THEMSELVES BEING HURLED THROUGH SPACE 20 HE FELT HIMSELF PINIONED ON A PAIR OF LONG SHARP HORNS 40 THE MAN MADE A GRAB FOR THE GREASED POLE AND DOWN HE WENT 60
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _AKRON, OHIO._ _THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO._ _NEW YORK._ _CHICAGO._ THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY LITTLE GODSON, JACK HANSON MICHENER.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was such a change from the adventurous, exciting life he had been leading that he did not know what to do with himself.
JACK
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From this reading _AKRON, OHIO._ _THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO._ _NEW YORK._ _CHICAGO._ THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY LITTLE GODSON, JACK HANSON MICHENER.
JR
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From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JR.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was such a change from the adventurous, exciting life he had been leading that he did not know what to do with himself.
leading
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From this reading It was such a change from the adventurous, exciting life he had been leading that he did not know what to do with himself.
LEAP
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From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _AKRON, OHIO._ _THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO._ _NEW YORK._ _CHICAGO._ THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY LITTLE GODSON, JACK HANSON MICHENER.
LONGnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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LOVINGLY
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From this reading _AKRON, OHIO._ _THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO._ _NEW YORK._ _CHICAGO._ THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY LITTLE GODSON, JACK HANSON MICHENER.
MADE
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MAN
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MICHENER
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From this reading _AKRON, OHIO._ _THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO._ _NEW YORK._ _CHICAGO._ THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY LITTLE GODSON, JACK HANSON MICHENER.
more
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From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _AKRON, OHIO._ _THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO._ _NEW YORK._ _CHICAGO._ THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY LITTLE GODSON, JACK HANSON MICHENER.
NEW
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From this reading _AKRON, OHIO._ _THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO._ _NEW YORK._ _CHICAGO._ THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY LITTLE GODSON, JACK HANSON MICHENER.
Night
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From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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OHIO
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From this reading _AKRON, OHIO._ _THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO._ _NEW YORK._ _CHICAGO._ THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY LITTLE GODSON, JACK HANSON MICHENER.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
PAGE
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PAIR
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TRIP 134 _Illustrations_ PAGE HE RUSHED UPON THE TREACHEROUS INDIAN _Frontispiece_ THERE WAS A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AND THEY FELT THEMSELVES BEING HURLED THROUGH SPACE 20 HE FELT HIMSELF PINIONED ON A PAIR OF LONG SHARP HORNS 40 THE MAN MADE A GRAB FOR THE GREASED POLE AND DOWN HE WENT 60
PINIONED
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TRIP 134 _Illustrations_ PAGE HE RUSHED UPON THE TREACHEROUS INDIAN _Frontispiece_ THERE WAS A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AND THEY FELT THEMSELVES BEING HURLED THROUGH SPACE 20 HE FELT HIMSELF PINIONED ON A PAIR OF LONG SHARP HORNS 40 THE MAN MADE A GRAB FOR THE GREASED POLE AND DOWN HE WENT 60
POLE
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TRIP 134 _Illustrations_ PAGE HE RUSHED UPON THE TREACHEROUS INDIAN _Frontispiece_ THERE WAS A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AND THEY FELT THEMSELVES BEING HURLED THROUGH SPACE 20 HE FELT HIMSELF PINIONED ON A PAIR OF LONG SHARP HORNS 40 THE MAN MADE A GRAB FOR THE GREASED POLE AND DOWN HE WENT 60
PUBLISHING
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From this reading _AKRON, OHIO._ _THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO._ _NEW YORK._ _CHICAGO._ THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY LITTLE GODSON, JACK HANSON MICHENER.
quiet
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From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
restless
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From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
RUSHED
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TRIP 134 _Illustrations_ PAGE HE RUSHED UPON THE TREACHEROUS INDIAN _Frontispiece_ THERE WAS A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AND THEY FELT THEMSELVES BEING HURLED THROUGH SPACE 20 HE FELT HIMSELF PINIONED ON A PAIR OF LONG SHARP HORNS 40 THE MAN MADE A GRAB FOR THE GREASED POLE AND DOWN HE WENT 60
SAALFIELD
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From this reading _AKRON, OHIO._ _THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO._ _NEW YORK._ _CHICAGO._ THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY LITTLE GODSON, JACK HANSON MICHENER.
SHARP
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TRIP 134 _Illustrations_ PAGE HE RUSHED UPON THE TREACHEROUS INDIAN _Frontispiece_ THERE WAS A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AND THEY FELT THEMSELVES BEING HURLED THROUGH SPACE 20 HE FELT HIMSELF PINIONED ON A PAIR OF LONG SHARP HORNS 40 THE MAN MADE A GRAB FOR THE GREASED POLE AND DOWN HE WENT 60
SPACE
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TRIP 134 _Illustrations_ PAGE HE RUSHED UPON THE TREACHEROUS INDIAN _Frontispiece_ THERE WAS A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AND THEY FELT THEMSELVES BEING HURLED THROUGH SPACE 20 HE FELT HIMSELF PINIONED ON A PAIR OF LONG SHARP HORNS 40 THE MAN MADE A GRAB FOR THE GREASED POLE AND DOWN HE WENT 60
STOODnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was such a change from the adventurous, exciting life he had been leading that he did not know what to do with himself.
TERRIFIC
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TRIP 134 _Illustrations_ PAGE HE RUSHED UPON THE TREACHEROUS INDIAN _Frontispiece_ THERE WAS A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AND THEY FELT THEMSELVES BEING HURLED THROUGH SPACE 20 HE FELT HIMSELF PINIONED ON A PAIR OF LONG SHARP HORNS 40 THE MAN MADE A GRAB FOR THE GREASED POLE AND DOWN HE WENT 60
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was such a change from the adventurous, exciting life he had been leading that he did not know what to do with himself.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _AKRON, OHIO._ _THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO._ _NEW YORK._ _CHICAGO._ THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY LITTLE GODSON, JACK HANSON MICHENER.
THEMSELVESpronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TRIP 134 _Illustrations_ PAGE HE RUSHED UPON THE TREACHEROUS INDIAN _Frontispiece_ THERE WAS A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AND THEY FELT THEMSELVES BEING HURLED THROUGH SPACE 20 HE FELT HIMSELF PINIONED ON A PAIR OF LONG SHARP HORNS 40 THE MAN MADE A GRAB FOR THE GREASED POLE AND DOWN HE WENT 60
THERE
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TRIP 134 _Illustrations_ PAGE HE RUSHED UPON THE TREACHEROUS INDIAN _Frontispiece_ THERE WAS A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AND THEY FELT THEMSELVES BEING HURLED THROUGH SPACE 20 HE FELT HIMSELF PINIONED ON A PAIR OF LONG SHARP HORNS 40 THE MAN MADE A GRAB FOR THE GREASED POLE AND DOWN HE WENT 60
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TRIP 134 _Illustrations_ PAGE HE RUSHED UPON THE TREACHEROUS INDIAN _Frontispiece_ THERE WAS A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AND THEY FELT THEMSELVES BEING HURLED THROUGH SPACE 20 HE FELT HIMSELF PINIONED ON A PAIR OF LONG SHARP HORNS 40 THE MAN MADE A GRAB FOR THE GREASED POLE AND DOWN HE WENT 60
THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _AKRON, OHIO._ _THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO._ _NEW YORK._ _CHICAGO._ THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY LITTLE GODSON, JACK HANSON MICHENER.
three
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From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
THROUGHnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TRIP 134 _Illustrations_ PAGE HE RUSHED UPON THE TREACHEROUS INDIAN _Frontispiece_ THERE WAS A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AND THEY FELT THEMSELVES BEING HURLED THROUGH SPACE 20 HE FELT HIMSELF PINIONED ON A PAIR OF LONG SHARP HORNS 40 THE MAN MADE A GRAB FOR THE GREASED POLE AND DOWN HE WENT 60
Tired
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From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _AKRON, OHIO._ _THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO._ _NEW YORK._ _CHICAGO._ THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY LITTLE GODSON, JACK HANSON MICHENER.
TREACHEROUS
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TRIP 134 _Illustrations_ PAGE HE RUSHED UPON THE TREACHEROUS INDIAN _Frontispiece_ THERE WAS A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AND THEY FELT THEMSELVES BEING HURLED THROUGH SPACE 20 HE FELT HIMSELF PINIONED ON A PAIR OF LONG SHARP HORNS 40 THE MAN MADE A GRAB FOR THE GREASED POLE AND DOWN HE WENT 60
TRIP
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TRIP 134 _Illustrations_ PAGE HE RUSHED UPON THE TREACHEROUS INDIAN _Frontispiece_ THERE WAS A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AND THEY FELT THEMSELVES BEING HURLED THROUGH SPACE 20 HE FELT HIMSELF PINIONED ON A PAIR OF LONG SHARP HORNS 40 THE MAN MADE A GRAB FOR THE GREASED POLE AND DOWN HE WENT 60
UNEXPECTED
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TRIP 134 _Illustrations_ PAGE HE RUSHED UPON THE TREACHEROUS INDIAN _Frontispiece_ THERE WAS A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AND THEY FELT THEMSELVES BEING HURLED THROUGH SPACE 20 HE FELT HIMSELF PINIONED ON A PAIR OF LONG SHARP HORNS 40 THE MAN MADE A GRAB FOR THE GREASED POLE AND DOWN HE WENT 60
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TRIP 134 _Illustrations_ PAGE HE RUSHED UPON THE TREACHEROUS INDIAN _Frontispiece_ THERE WAS A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AND THEY FELT THEMSELVES BEING HURLED THROUGH SPACE 20 HE FELT HIMSELF PINIONED ON A PAIR OF LONG SHARP HORNS 40 THE MAN MADE A GRAB FOR THE GREASED POLE AND DOWN HE WENT 60
VERY
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From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TRIP 134 _Illustrations_ PAGE HE RUSHED UPON THE TREACHEROUS INDIAN _Frontispiece_ THERE WAS A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AND THEY FELT THEMSELVES BEING HURLED THROUGH SPACE 20 HE FELT HIMSELF PINIONED ON A PAIR OF LONG SHARP HORNS 40 THE MAN MADE A GRAB FOR THE GREASED POLE AND DOWN HE WENT 60
weeks
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From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
WENTnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TRIP 134 _Illustrations_ PAGE HE RUSHED UPON THE TREACHEROUS INDIAN _Frontispiece_ THERE WAS A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AND THEY FELT THEMSELVES BEING HURLED THROUGH SPACE 20 HE FELT HIMSELF PINIONED ON A PAIR OF LONG SHARP HORNS 40 THE MAN MADE A GRAB FOR THE GREASED POLE AND DOWN HE WENT 60
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was such a change from the adventurous, exciting life he had been leading that he did not know what to do with himself.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BILLY GAVE ONE LEAP WHICH CARRIED HIM AHEAD OF THE DOG 80 IN THE VERY CENTER STOOD LITTLE DUKE 100 _Night Grows Tired of the Farm._ Night had not been home more than three weeks when he commenced to get restless and tired of the quiet life on the farm.
WHISKERS
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From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JR.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was such a change from the adventurous, exciting life he had been leading that he did not know what to do with himself.
YORK
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From this reading _AKRON, OHIO._ _THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO._ _NEW YORK._ _CHICAGO._ THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO MY LITTLE GODSON, JACK HANSON MICHENER.
