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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 THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
almost
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From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
anywhere
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From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Minnows are the best bait, but they are hard to get and harder to keep, so nearly everybody uses worms.
back
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From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
bait
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From this reading Everybody knows it is hardly worth while going fishing unless you have worms or minnows for bait.
best
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From this reading Minnows are the best bait, but they are hard to get and harder to keep, so nearly everybody uses worms.
Birch
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From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Minnows are the best bait, but they are hard to get and harder to keep, so nearly everybody uses worms.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
chased
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From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
comes
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From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
Company
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From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
cottages
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From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
Customer
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From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
days
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From this reading The Worm Mine was something we had started a few days earlier.
deep
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From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
dig
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From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
down
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From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
drier
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From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
dry
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From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
earlier
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From this reading The Worm Mine was something we had started a few days earlier.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody knows it is hardly worth while going fishing unless you have worms or minnows for bait.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
Exploration
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From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
few
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From this reading The Worm Mine was something we had started a few days earlier.
fishing
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From this reading Everybody knows it is hardly worth while going fishing unless you have worms or minnows for bait.
Five
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From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everybody knows it is hardly worth while going fishing unless you have worms or minnows for bait.
Friends
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From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
get
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From this reading Minnows are the best bait, but they are hard to get and harder to keep, so nearly everybody uses worms.
gets
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From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
go
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From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
going
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From this reading Everybody knows it is hardly worth while going fishing unless you have worms or minnows for bait.
ground
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From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
hard
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From this reading Minnows are the best bait, but they are hard to get and harder to keep, so nearly everybody uses worms.
harder
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From this reading Minnows are the best bait, but they are hard to get and harder to keep, so nearly everybody uses worms.
hardly
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From this reading Everybody knows it is hardly worth while going fishing unless you have worms or minnows for bait.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Everybody knows it is hardly worth while going fishing unless you have worms or minnows for bait.
hour
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From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
HUNT
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From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody knows it is hardly worth while going fishing unless you have worms or minnows for bait.
Island
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From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everybody knows it is hardly worth while going fishing unless you have worms or minnows for bait.
keep
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From this reading Minnows are the best bait, but they are hard to get and harder to keep, so nearly everybody uses worms.
knows
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From this reading Everybody knows it is hardly worth while going fishing unless you have worms or minnows for bait.
Land
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From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
meeting
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From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
MinepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
minnows
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From this reading Everybody knows it is hardly worth while going fishing unless you have worms or minnows for bait.
moist
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From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
nearly
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From this reading Minnows are the best bait, but they are hard to get and harder to keep, so nearly everybody uses worms.
night
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From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Everybody knows it is hardly worth while going fishing unless you have worms or minnows for bait.
out
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From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
Pirate's
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From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
Rat
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From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
shaft-house
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From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Minnows are the best bait, but they are hard to get and harder to keep, so nearly everybody uses worms.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The Worm Mine was something we had started a few days earlier.
spell
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From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
started
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From this reading The Worm Mine was something we had started a few days earlier.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Minnows are the best bait, but they are hard to get and harder to keep, so nearly everybody uses worms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Minnows are the best bait, but they are hard to get and harder to keep, so nearly everybody uses worms.
Tough
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From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
TREASURE
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From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
Treasure-Hunting
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From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Everybody knows it is hardly worth while going fishing unless you have worms or minnows for bait.
uses
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From this reading Minnows are the best bait, but they are hard to get and harder to keep, so nearly everybody uses worms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Worm Mine was something we had started a few days earlier.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When everything is moist, you can dig worms almost anywhere on the island, but, when a dry spell comes on, the ground gets drier and drier, and the worms go down so deep that you can dig for an hour out back of the cottages and not get a worm.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Everybody knows it is hardly worth while going fishing unless you have worms or minnows for bait.
Worm
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From this reading THE TREASURE HUNT The night after we had chased the Tough Customer and the Rat from Birch Island we had a meeting of the Land Pirate’s Treasure-Hunting and Exploration Company in the shaft-house of the Five Friends’ Worm Mine.
worms
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From this reading Everybody knows it is hardly worth while going fishing unless you have worms or minnows for bait.
worth
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From this reading Everybody knows it is hardly worth while going fishing unless you have worms or minnows for bait.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Everybody knows it is hardly worth while going fishing unless you have worms or minnows for bait.
