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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 CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
AcademynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading There they ate dinner and afterward spent two hours “doing” the Military Academy.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
afterward
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From this reading There they ate dinner and afterward spent two hours “doing” the Military Academy.
agreed
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From this reading Dick declared that if they didn’t see another thing, that alone was worth the whole trip, and the rest agreed with him.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick declared that if they didn’t see another thing, that alone was worth the whole trip, and the rest agreed with him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dick declared that if they didn’t see another thing, that alone was worth the whole trip, and the rest agreed with him.
arm
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From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By one o’clock they were in sight of West Point and so kept on until they found a mooring at the steamboat pier.
ate
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From this reading There they ate dinner and afterward spent two hours “doing” the Military Academy.
BAIT
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From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
bend
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From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
bore
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From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
brief
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From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By one o’clock they were in sight of West Point and so kept on until they found a mooring at the steamboat pier.
CHUB
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From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
days
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From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
declared
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From this reading Dick declared that if they didn’t see another thing, that alone was worth the whole trip, and the rest agreed with him.
detail
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From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
Dick
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From this reading Dick declared that if they didn’t see another thing, that alone was worth the whole trip, and the rest agreed with him.
didn't
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From this reading Dick declared that if they didn’t see another thing, that alone was worth the whole trip, and the rest agreed with him.
dinner
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From this reading There they ate dinner and afterward spent two hours “doing” the Military Academy.
doing
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From this reading There they ate dinner and afterward spent two hours “doing” the Military Academy.
early
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From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
escape
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From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
Ewing
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From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By one o’clock they were in sight of West Point and so kept on until they found a mooring at the steamboat pier.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
happened
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From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dick declared that if they didn’t see another thing, that alone was worth the whole trip, and the rest agreed with him.
hours
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From this reading There they ate dinner and afterward spent two hours “doing” the Military Academy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dick declared that if they didn’t see another thing, that alone was worth the whole trip, and the rest agreed with him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
interest
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From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
kept
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From this reading By one o’clock they were in sight of West Point and so kept on until they found a mooring at the steamboat pier.
law
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From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
made
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From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
Military
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From this reading There they ate dinner and afterward spent two hours “doing” the Military Academy.
mooring
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From this reading By one o’clock they were in sight of West Point and so kept on until they found a mooring at the steamboat pier.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
Mr
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From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
narrative
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From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
NEW
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From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
o'clock
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From this reading By one o’clock they were in sight of West Point and so kept on until they found a mooring at the steamboat pier.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By one o’clock they were in sight of West Point and so kept on until they found a mooring at the steamboat pier.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By one o’clock they were in sight of West Point and so kept on until they found a mooring at the steamboat pier.
only
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From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
opposite
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From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
Peekskill
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From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
pier
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From this reading By one o’clock they were in sight of West Point and so kept on until they found a mooring at the steamboat pier.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading By one o’clock they were in sight of West Point and so kept on until they found a mooring at the steamboat pier.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick declared that if they didn’t see another thing, that alone was worth the whole trip, and the rest agreed with him.
river
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From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
rounding
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From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
see
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From this reading Dick declared that if they didn’t see another thing, that alone was worth the whole trip, and the rest agreed with him.
sight
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From this reading By one o’clock they were in sight of West Point and so kept on until they found a mooring at the steamboat pier.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading By one o’clock they were in sight of West Point and so kept on until they found a mooring at the steamboat pier.
soon
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From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
special
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From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
spent
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From this reading There they ate dinner and afterward spent two hours “doing” the Military Academy.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
steamboat
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From this reading By one o’clock they were in sight of West Point and so kept on until they found a mooring at the steamboat pier.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dick declared that if they didn’t see another thing, that alone was worth the whole trip, and the rest agreed with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
then
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From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
There
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From this reading There they ate dinner and afterward spent two hours “doing” the Military Academy.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick declared that if they didn’t see another thing, that alone was worth the whole trip, and the rest agreed with him.
three
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From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
TRIES
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From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
trip
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From this reading Dick declared that if they didn’t see another thing, that alone was worth the whole trip, and the rest agreed with him.
two
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From this reading There they ate dinner and afterward spent two hours “doing” the Military Academy.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading By one o’clock they were in sight of West Point and so kept on until they found a mooring at the steamboat pier.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dick declared that if they didn’t see another thing, that alone was worth the whole trip, and the rest agreed with him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In brief, then, they made an early start the morning after the escape from Mr. Ewing and the arm of the law, and were soon rounding the bend in the river opposite Peekskill.
West
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From this reading By one o’clock they were in sight of West Point and so kept on until they found a mooring at the steamboat pier.
whole
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From this reading Dick declared that if they didn’t see another thing, that alone was worth the whole trip, and the rest agreed with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dick declared that if they didn’t see another thing, that alone was worth the whole trip, and the rest agreed with him.
worth
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From this reading Dick declared that if they didn’t see another thing, that alone was worth the whole trip, and the rest agreed with him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
write
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From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CHUB TRIES A NEW BAIT I could write in detail of the next three days, but the narrative would only bore you, for nothing of special interest happened.
