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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 We sat there and swatted mosquitoes and talked like good friends and Dutch uncles, and swore a cross-my-heart and hope-to-die oath to be faithful and true to the constitution and by-laws of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
all
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From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
any
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From this reading There wasn’t any constitution or any by-laws, but that did not matter--we swore to be true to them, anyhow, and maybe, sometime when we had time, we might get up some, if we thought we needed them.
anyhow
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From this reading There wasn’t any constitution or any by-laws, but that did not matter--we swore to be true to them, anyhow, and maybe, sometime when we had time, we might get up some, if we thought we needed them.
awful
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From this reading But, when we had talked it all over and had come right down to facts, the only thing about the treasure that Jibby seemed to be real sure of was that the old negro Mose had been awful dead earnest.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We sat there and swatted mosquitoes and talked like good friends and Dutch uncles, and swore a cross-my-heart and hope-to-die oath to be faithful and true to the constitution and by-laws of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
bed
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From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But, when we had talked it all over and had come right down to facts, the only thing about the treasure that Jibby seemed to be real sure of was that the old negro Mose had been awful dead earnest.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There wasn’t any constitution or any by-laws, but that did not matter--we swore to be true to them, anyhow, and maybe, sometime when we had time, we might get up some, if we thought we needed them.
by-laws
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From this reading We sat there and swatted mosquitoes and talked like good friends and Dutch uncles, and swore a cross-my-heart and hope-to-die oath to be faithful and true to the constitution and by-laws of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, when we had talked it all over and had come right down to facts, the only thing about the treasure that Jibby seemed to be real sure of was that the old negro Mose had been awful dead earnest.
Company
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constitution
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From this reading We sat there and swatted mosquitoes and talked like good friends and Dutch uncles, and swore a cross-my-heart and hope-to-die oath to be faithful and true to the constitution and by-laws of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
cottages
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cross-my-heart
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From this reading We sat there and swatted mosquitoes and talked like good friends and Dutch uncles, and swore a cross-my-heart and hope-to-die oath to be faithful and true to the constitution and by-laws of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, when we had talked it all over and had come right down to facts, the only thing about the treasure that Jibby seemed to be real sure of was that the old negro Mose had been awful dead earnest.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There wasn’t any constitution or any by-laws, but that did not matter--we swore to be true to them, anyhow, and maybe, sometime when we had time, we might get up some, if we thought we needed them.
down
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From this reading But, when we had talked it all over and had come right down to facts, the only thing about the treasure that Jibby seemed to be real sure of was that the old negro Mose had been awful dead earnest.
Dutch
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From this reading We sat there and swatted mosquitoes and talked like good friends and Dutch uncles, and swore a cross-my-heart and hope-to-die oath to be faithful and true to the constitution and by-laws of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
earnest
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From this reading But, when we had talked it all over and had come right down to facts, the only thing about the treasure that Jibby seemed to be real sure of was that the old negro Mose had been awful dead earnest.
Exploration
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facts
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From this reading But, when we had talked it all over and had come right down to facts, the only thing about the treasure that Jibby seemed to be real sure of was that the old negro Mose had been awful dead earnest.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We sat there and swatted mosquitoes and talked like good friends and Dutch uncles, and swore a cross-my-heart and hope-to-die oath to be faithful and true to the constitution and by-laws of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
FISHING
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From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
five
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From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
friends
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From this reading We sat there and swatted mosquitoes and talked like good friends and Dutch uncles, and swore a cross-my-heart and hope-to-die oath to be faithful and true to the constitution and by-laws of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
front
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From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
get
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From this reading There wasn’t any constitution or any by-laws, but that did not matter--we swore to be true to them, anyhow, and maybe, sometime when we had time, we might get up some, if we thought we needed them.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We sat there and swatted mosquitoes and talked like good friends and Dutch uncles, and swore a cross-my-heart and hope-to-die oath to be faithful and true to the constitution and by-laws of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
got
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From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There wasn’t any constitution or any by-laws, but that did not matter--we swore to be true to them, anyhow, and maybe, sometime when we had time, we might get up some, if we thought we needed them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
hope-to-die
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From this reading We sat there and swatted mosquitoes and talked like good friends and Dutch uncles, and swore a cross-my-heart and hope-to-die oath to be faithful and true to the constitution and by-laws of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There wasn’t any constitution or any by-laws, but that did not matter--we swore to be true to them, anyhow, and maybe, sometime when we had time, we might get up some, if we thought we needed them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, when we had talked it all over and had come right down to facts, the only thing about the treasure that Jibby seemed to be real sure of was that the old negro Mose had been awful dead earnest.
Jibby
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knew
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land
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From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
like
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From this reading We sat there and swatted mosquitoes and talked like good friends and Dutch uncles, and swore a cross-my-heart and hope-to-die oath to be faithful and true to the constitution and by-laws of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
matter
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From this reading There wasn’t any constitution or any by-laws, but that did not matter--we swore to be true to them, anyhow, and maybe, sometime when we had time, we might get up some, if we thought we needed them.
maybe
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From this reading There wasn’t any constitution or any by-laws, but that did not matter--we swore to be true to them, anyhow, and maybe, sometime when we had time, we might get up some, if we thought we needed them.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There wasn’t any constitution or any by-laws, but that did not matter--we swore to be true to them, anyhow, and maybe, sometime when we had time, we might get up some, if we thought we needed them.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading That old negro had been mortal sure there was treasure somewhere.
Mose
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From this reading But, when we had talked it all over and had come right down to facts, the only thing about the treasure that Jibby seemed to be real sure of was that the old negro Mose had been awful dead earnest.
mosquitoes
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From this reading We sat there and swatted mosquitoes and talked like good friends and Dutch uncles, and swore a cross-my-heart and hope-to-die oath to be faithful and true to the constitution and by-laws of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
needed
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From this reading There wasn’t any constitution or any by-laws, but that did not matter--we swore to be true to them, anyhow, and maybe, sometime when we had time, we might get up some, if we thought we needed them.
negro
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From this reading But, when we had talked it all over and had come right down to facts, the only thing about the treasure that Jibby seemed to be real sure of was that the old negro Mose had been awful dead earnest.
night
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From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There wasn’t any constitution or any by-laws, but that did not matter--we swore to be true to them, anyhow, and maybe, sometime when we had time, we might get up some, if we thought we needed them.
oath
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From this reading We sat there and swatted mosquitoes and talked like good friends and Dutch uncles, and swore a cross-my-heart and hope-to-die oath to be faithful and true to the constitution and by-laws of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
old
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From this reading But, when we had talked it all over and had come right down to facts, the only thing about the treasure that Jibby seemed to be real sure of was that the old negro Mose had been awful dead earnest.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
only
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From this reading But, when we had talked it all over and had come right down to facts, the only thing about the treasure that Jibby seemed to be real sure of was that the old negro Mose had been awful dead earnest.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There wasn’t any constitution or any by-laws, but that did not matter--we swore to be true to them, anyhow, and maybe, sometime when we had time, we might get up some, if we thought we needed them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But, when we had talked it all over and had come right down to facts, the only thing about the treasure that Jibby seemed to be real sure of was that the old negro Mose had been awful dead earnest.
pirate
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Pirate's
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PRIZE
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real
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From this reading But, when we had talked it all over and had come right down to facts, the only thing about the treasure that Jibby seemed to be real sure of was that the old negro Mose had been awful dead earnest.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, when we had talked it all over and had come right down to facts, the only thing about the treasure that Jibby seemed to be real sure of was that the old negro Mose had been awful dead earnest.
riprap
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rocks
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From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
sat
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From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, when we had talked it all over and had come right down to facts, the only thing about the treasure that Jibby seemed to be real sure of was that the old negro Mose had been awful dead earnest.
some
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From this reading There wasn’t any constitution or any by-laws, but that did not matter--we swore to be true to them, anyhow, and maybe, sometime when we had time, we might get up some, if we thought we needed them.
sometime
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From this reading There wasn’t any constitution or any by-laws, but that did not matter--we swore to be true to them, anyhow, and maybe, sometime when we had time, we might get up some, if we thought we needed them.
somewhere
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From this reading That old negro had been mortal sure there was treasure somewhere.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, when we had talked it all over and had come right down to facts, the only thing about the treasure that Jibby seemed to be real sure of was that the old negro Mose had been awful dead earnest.
swatted
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From this reading We sat there and swatted mosquitoes and talked like good friends and Dutch uncles, and swore a cross-my-heart and hope-to-die oath to be faithful and true to the constitution and by-laws of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
swore
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From this reading We sat there and swatted mosquitoes and talked like good friends and Dutch uncles, and swore a cross-my-heart and hope-to-die oath to be faithful and true to the constitution and by-laws of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
talked
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From this reading We sat there and swatted mosquitoes and talked like good friends and Dutch uncles, and swore a cross-my-heart and hope-to-die oath to be faithful and true to the constitution and by-laws of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There wasn’t any constitution or any by-laws, but that did not matter--we swore to be true to them, anyhow, and maybe, sometime when we had time, we might get up some, if we thought we needed them.
there
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From this reading We sat there and swatted mosquitoes and talked like good friends and Dutch uncles, and swore a cross-my-heart and hope-to-die oath to be faithful and true to the constitution and by-laws of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, when we had talked it all over and had come right down to facts, the only thing about the treasure that Jibby seemed to be real sure of was that the old negro Mose had been awful dead earnest.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There wasn’t any constitution or any by-laws, but that did not matter--we swore to be true to them, anyhow, and maybe, sometime when we had time, we might get up some, if we thought we needed them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There wasn’t any constitution or any by-laws, but that did not matter--we swore to be true to them, anyhow, and maybe, sometime when we had time, we might get up some, if we thought we needed them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
treasure
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Treasure-Hunting
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true
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From this reading We sat there and swatted mosquitoes and talked like good friends and Dutch uncles, and swore a cross-my-heart and hope-to-die oath to be faithful and true to the constitution and by-laws of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
uncles
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From this reading We sat there and swatted mosquitoes and talked like good friends and Dutch uncles, and swore a cross-my-heart and hope-to-die oath to be faithful and true to the constitution and by-laws of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
up
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From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, when we had talked it all over and had come right down to facts, the only thing about the treasure that Jibby seemed to be real sure of was that the old negro Mose had been awful dead earnest.
wasn't
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From this reading There wasn’t any constitution or any by-laws, but that did not matter--we swore to be true to them, anyhow, and maybe, sometime when we had time, we might get up some, if we thought we needed them.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FISHING PRIZE That night, before we went to bed, the five of us sat on the riprap rocks in front of the cottages, and Jibby told all he knew about the land pirate and his treasure again, and we got up the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There wasn’t any constitution or any by-laws, but that did not matter--we swore to be true to them, anyhow, and maybe, sometime when we had time, we might get up some, if we thought we needed them.
