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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 Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But it reached there finally, and our young friends were too glad to have made a safe passage to grumble about the slowness of it.
Adam
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From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
alligators
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From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
also
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From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But it reached there finally, and our young friends were too glad to have made a safe passage to grumble about the slowness of it.
arrived
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From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
boat
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From this reading Adam came up to the hotel, having seen the boat come in, and when he heard the story he was very indignant.
boys
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From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
Brewer
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From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it reached there finally, and our young friends were too glad to have made a safe passage to grumble about the slowness of it.
came
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From this reading Adam came up to the hotel, having seen the boat come in, and when he heard the story he was very indignant.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adam came up to the hotel, having seen the boat come in, and when he heard the story he was very indignant.
COMES
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From this reading THE MAGGIE COMES TO TOWN.
condemnation
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From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
Coot
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From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
created
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From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
deal
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From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
desertionnounUS /ˈdesertion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
finally
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From this reading But it reached there finally, and our young friends were too glad to have made a safe passage to grumble about the slowness of it.
friends
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From this reading But it reached there finally, and our young friends were too glad to have made a safe passage to grumble about the slowness of it.
glad
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From this reading But it reached there finally, and our young friends were too glad to have made a safe passage to grumble about the slowness of it.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
grumble
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From this reading But it reached there finally, and our young friends were too glad to have made a safe passage to grumble about the slowness of it.
guidance
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From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
Guy
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From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Adam came up to the hotel, having seen the boat come in, and when he heard the story he was very indignant.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Adam came up to the hotel, having seen the boat come in, and when he heard the story he was very indignant.
heard
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From this reading Adam came up to the hotel, having seen the boat come in, and when he heard the story he was very indignant.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
helm
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From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
hotel
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From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
hours
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From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
indignant
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From this reading Adam came up to the hotel, having seen the boat come in, and when he heard the story he was very indignant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
made
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From this reading But it reached there finally, and our young friends were too glad to have made a safe passage to grumble about the slowness of it.
MAGGIE
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From this reading THE MAGGIE COMES TO TOWN.
merriment
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From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But it reached there finally, and our young friends were too glad to have made a safe passage to grumble about the slowness of it.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it reached there finally, and our young friends were too glad to have made a safe passage to grumble about the slowness of it.
pier
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From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
probably
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From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
reached
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From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
Rolling
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From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
safe
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From this reading But it reached there finally, and our young friends were too glad to have made a safe passage to grumble about the slowness of it.
seen
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From this reading Adam came up to the hotel, having seen the boat come in, and when he heard the story he was very indignant.
slowness
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From this reading But it reached there finally, and our young friends were too glad to have made a safe passage to grumble about the slowness of it.
some
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From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
sooner
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From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
Stone
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From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
story
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From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAGGIE COMES TO TOWN.
there
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From this reading But it reached there finally, and our young friends were too glad to have made a safe passage to grumble about the slowness of it.
three
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From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
Titusville
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From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MAGGIE COMES TO TOWN.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
too
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From this reading But it reached there finally, and our young friends were too glad to have made a safe passage to grumble about the slowness of it.
TOWN
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From this reading THE MAGGIE COMES TO TOWN.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
up
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From this reading Adam came up to the hotel, having seen the boat come in, and when he heard the story he was very indignant.
very
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From this reading Adam came up to the hotel, having seen the boat come in, and when he heard the story he was very indignant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But it reached there finally, and our young friends were too glad to have made a safe passage to grumble about the slowness of it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had Adam Guy been at the helm of The Rolling Stone, it would probably have reached the pier at Titusville a couple of hours sooner than it did under the guidance of the three boys.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading When the story about the alligators and the desertion of Coot was told at the hotel, it created a good deal of merriment and also some hearty condemnation of Brewer, who had not yet arrived in town.
young
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From this reading But it reached there finally, and our young friends were too glad to have made a safe passage to grumble about the slowness of it.
