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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 Ty was spouting water like a young whale; but Adam seemed to be all right.
ADAM
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From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
all
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From this reading Ty was spouting water like a young whale; but Adam seemed to be all right.
any
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From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
arms
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From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
away
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From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
bass
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From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ty was spouting water like a young whale; but Adam seemed to be all right.
boy
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From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
boys
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From this reading Of course the two boys immediately came to the surface.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ty was spouting water like a young whale; but Adam seemed to be all right.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
came
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From this reading Of course the two boys immediately came to the surface.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course the two boys immediately came to the surface.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
Elmer
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From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
enough
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From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
exclaimed
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From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
falling
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From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
fisherman
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From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
frighten
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From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading STRANGE SOUNDS FROM THE WATER.
German
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From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
greenhorn
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From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
hardihood
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From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
how
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From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
immediately
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From this reading Of course the two boys immediately came to the surface.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
like
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From this reading Ty was spouting water like a young whale; but Adam seemed to be all right.
log
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From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
pool
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From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
purpose
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From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
remain
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From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ty was spouting water like a young whale; but Adam seemed to be all right.
saw
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From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ty was spouting water like a young whale; but Adam seemed to be all right.
SOUNDS
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From this reading STRANGE SOUNDS FROM THE WATER.
splash
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From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
spouting
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From this reading Ty was spouting water like a young whale; but Adam seemed to be all right.
STRANGE
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From this reading STRANGE SOUNDS FROM THE WATER.
surely
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From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
surface
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From this reading Of course the two boys immediately came to the surface.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STRANGE SOUNDS FROM THE WATER.
threshing
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From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
two
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From this reading Of course the two boys immediately came to the surface.
Ty
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From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
vigorous
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From this reading That great splash was surely enough to frighten away any bass that might even have had the hardihood to remain around, after the vigorous threshing of the water by the greenhorn fisherman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
WATER
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From this reading STRANGE SOUNDS FROM THE WATER.
whale
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From this reading Ty was spouting water like a young whale; but Adam seemed to be all right.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "ADAM did that on purpose!" was what Elmer exclaimed, as he saw how the arms of the falling German boy pulled Ty with him into the pool under the log.
young
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From this reading Ty was spouting water like a young whale; but Adam seemed to be all right.
