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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 A NEW EXPEDITION PLANNED.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The colonel listened to what Phil told him, and then, after looking at them all with a steady glance, he said:
all
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From this reading The colonel listened to what Phil told him, and then, after looking at them all with a steady glance, he said:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The colonel listened to what Phil told him, and then, after looking at them all with a steady glance, he said:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The boys went up to the hotel, where they found the colonel sitting behind his desk.
big
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From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
boys
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From this reading The boys went up to the hotel, where they found the colonel sitting behind his desk.
chair
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From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
colonel
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From this reading The boys went up to the hotel, where they found the colonel sitting behind his desk.
condition
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From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
desk
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From this reading The boys went up to the hotel, where they found the colonel sitting behind his desk.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
expected
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From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
EXPEDITION
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From this reading A NEW EXPEDITION PLANNED.
finances
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From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys went up to the hotel, where they found the colonel sitting behind his desk.
friends
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From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
generally
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From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
glance
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From this reading The colonel listened to what Phil told him, and then, after looking at them all with a steady glance, he said:
Got
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From this reading “Got no money, hey?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
hesitation
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From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
hey
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From this reading “Got no money, hey?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The colonel listened to what Phil told him, and then, after looking at them all with a steady glance, he said:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boys went up to the hotel, where they found the colonel sitting behind his desk.
hotel
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From this reading The boys went up to the hotel, where they found the colonel sitting behind his desk.
important
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From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
informed
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From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
listened
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From this reading The colonel listened to what Phil told him, and then, after looking at them all with a steady glance, he said:
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
looking
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From this reading The colonel listened to what Phil told him, and then, after looking at them all with a steady glance, he said:
man
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From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
money
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From this reading “Got no money, hey?”
NEW
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From this reading A NEW EXPEDITION PLANNED.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Got no money, hey?”
now
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From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
Phil
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From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
PLANNED
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From this reading A NEW EXPEDITION PLANNED.
preface
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From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
regard
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From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
said
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From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
sitting
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From this reading The boys went up to the hotel, where they found the colonel sitting behind his desk.
steady
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From this reading The colonel listened to what Phil told him, and then, after looking at them all with a steady glance, he said:
talking
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From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boys went up to the hotel, where they found the colonel sitting behind his desk.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The colonel listened to what Phil told him, and then, after looking at them all with a steady glance, he said:
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
then
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From this reading The colonel listened to what Phil told him, and then, after looking at them all with a steady glance, he said:
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boys went up to the hotel, where they found the colonel sitting behind his desk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boys went up to the hotel, where they found the colonel sitting behind his desk.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The colonel listened to what Phil told him, and then, after looking at them all with a steady glance, he said:
up
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From this reading The boys went up to the hotel, where they found the colonel sitting behind his desk.
very
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From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys went up to the hotel, where they found the colonel sitting behind his desk.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The colonel listened to what Phil told him, and then, after looking at them all with a steady glance, he said:
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The boys went up to the hotel, where they found the colonel sitting behind his desk.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Phil was generally expected to do the talking for the party whenever anything important was to be said, and he, therefore, with very little preface or hesitation, informed the big man in the chair of the condition in which he and his friends now found themselves in regard to finances.
