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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 I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
almost
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From this reading Let’s go down and swim awhile in the biggest river in the world, or, anyway, the almost biggest!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
anyway
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From this reading Let’s go down and swim awhile in the biggest river in the world, or, anyway, the almost biggest!”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
awhile
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From this reading Let’s go down and swim awhile in the biggest river in the world, or, anyway, the almost biggest!”
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
biggest
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From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
bigness
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From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
boats
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From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
boy
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From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
boys
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From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We could say that, but we don’t.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If we wanted to we could say to each other, “Come on!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If we wanted to we could say to each other, “Come on!
don't
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From this reading We could say that, but we don’t.
down
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From this reading Let’s go down and swim awhile in the biggest river in the world, or, anyway, the almost biggest!”
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading If we wanted to we could say to each other, “Come on!
edge
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From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
enough
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From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
fish
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From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
geography
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From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
gets
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From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
go
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From this reading Let’s go down and swim awhile in the biggest river in the world, or, anyway, the almost biggest!”
going
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From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
guess
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From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we wanted to we could say to each other, “Come on!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
just
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From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
knows
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From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
Let's
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From this reading Let’s go down and swim awhile in the biggest river in the world, or, anyway, the almost biggest!”
live
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From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
living
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From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
mighty
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From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
Mississippi
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From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
more
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From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Let’s go down and swim awhile in the biggest river in the world, or, anyway, the almost biggest!”
other
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From this reading If we wanted to we could say to each other, “Come on!
proud
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From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
reason
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From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
River
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From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
row
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From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
say
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From this reading If we wanted to we could say to each other, “Come on!
school
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From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
shore
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From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
sort
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From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
swim
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From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
swimming
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From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
thinks
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From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If we wanted to we could say to each other, “Come on!
wanted
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From this reading If we wanted to we could say to each other, “Come on!
wants
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From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I guess the reason is that, when a boy wants to go swimming, he thinks about swimming and not about the bigness of the river he is going to swim in, because that is sort of geography and he gets more than enough geography in school, without thinking about it when he wants to go swimming.
world
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From this reading Everybody knows that the Mississippi River is just about the biggest river in the world, and we boys who live on the shore of it are mighty proud of it--proud of the river and proud of living on the edge of it, where we can swim in it and look at it and fish in it and row boats on it.
