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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 weren’t doing anything but waiting, or nothing much else, but we had three or four empty baskets and a rake and an axe beside us.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One day, just after we had met him at Greenland Creek Uncle Beeswax had stopped at Birch Island to see if our folks wanted any honey or beeswax.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We weren’t doing anything but waiting, or nothing much else, but we had three or four empty baskets and a rake and an axe beside us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
any
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From this reading One day, just after we had met him at Greenland Creek Uncle Beeswax had stopped at Birch Island to see if our folks wanted any honey or beeswax.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading We weren’t doing anything but waiting, or nothing much else, but we had three or four empty baskets and a rake and an axe beside us.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One day, just after we had met him at Greenland Creek Uncle Beeswax had stopped at Birch Island to see if our folks wanted any honey or beeswax.
axe
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From this reading We weren’t doing anything but waiting, or nothing much else, but we had three or four empty baskets and a rake and an axe beside us.
baskets
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From this reading We weren’t doing anything but waiting, or nothing much else, but we had three or four empty baskets and a rake and an axe beside us.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading We were waiting for Uncle Beeswax, because he was going to take us to get wild grapes.
Beeswax
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From this reading We were waiting for Uncle Beeswax, because he was going to take us to get wild grapes.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
Birch
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From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
boys
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From this reading Generally, when he stopped at our island he went right past us boys and up to the cottages, but since we had saved him from the Tough Customer he liked us, I guess.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We weren’t doing anything but waiting, or nothing much else, but we had three or four empty baskets and a rake and an axe beside us.
cottage
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From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
cottages
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From this reading Generally, when he stopped at our island he went right past us boys and up to the cottages, but since we had saved him from the Tough Customer he liked us, I guess.
cove
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From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
Creek
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From this reading One day, just after we had met him at Greenland Creek Uncle Beeswax had stopped at Birch Island to see if our folks wanted any honey or beeswax.
Customer
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From this reading Generally, when he stopped at our island he went right past us boys and up to the cottages, but since we had saved him from the Tough Customer he liked us, I guess.
day
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From this reading One day, just after we had met him at Greenland Creek Uncle Beeswax had stopped at Birch Island to see if our folks wanted any honey or beeswax.
doing
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From this reading We weren’t doing anything but waiting, or nothing much else, but we had three or four empty baskets and a rake and an axe beside us.
else
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From this reading We weren’t doing anything but waiting, or nothing much else, but we had three or four empty baskets and a rake and an axe beside us.
empty
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From this reading We weren’t doing anything but waiting, or nothing much else, but we had three or four empty baskets and a rake and an axe beside us.
folks
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From this reading One day, just after we had met him at Greenland Creek Uncle Beeswax had stopped at Birch Island to see if our folks wanted any honey or beeswax.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We were waiting for Uncle Beeswax, because he was going to take us to get wild grapes.
four
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From this reading We weren’t doing anything but waiting, or nothing much else, but we had three or four empty baskets and a rake and an axe beside us.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Generally, when he stopped at our island he went right past us boys and up to the cottages, but since we had saved him from the Tough Customer he liked us, I guess.
Generally
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From this reading Generally, when he stopped at our island he went right past us boys and up to the cottages, but since we had saved him from the Tough Customer he liked us, I guess.
get
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From this reading We were waiting for Uncle Beeswax, because he was going to take us to get wild grapes.
going
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From this reading We were waiting for Uncle Beeswax, because he was going to take us to get wild grapes.
GRAPE
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From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
grapes
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From this reading We were waiting for Uncle Beeswax, because he was going to take us to get wild grapes.
grass
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From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
Greenland
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From this reading One day, just after we had met him at Greenland Creek Uncle Beeswax had stopped at Birch Island to see if our folks wanted any honey or beeswax.
guess
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From this reading Generally, when he stopped at our island he went right past us boys and up to the cottages, but since we had saved him from the Tough Customer he liked us, I guess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We weren’t doing anything but waiting, or nothing much else, but we had three or four empty baskets and a rake and an axe beside us.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We were waiting for Uncle Beeswax, because he was going to take us to get wild grapes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day, just after we had met him at Greenland Creek Uncle Beeswax had stopped at Birch Island to see if our folks wanted any honey or beeswax.
honey
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From this reading One day, just after we had met him at Greenland Creek Uncle Beeswax had stopped at Birch Island to see if our folks wanted any honey or beeswax.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading One day, just after we had met him at Greenland Creek Uncle Beeswax had stopped at Birch Island to see if our folks wanted any honey or beeswax.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
Island
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From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
Jibby
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From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
Jones
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From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
just
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From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
later
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From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
liked
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From this reading Generally, when he stopped at our island he went right past us boys and up to the cottages, but since we had saved him from the Tough Customer he liked us, I guess.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
met
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From this reading One day, just after we had met him at Greenland Creek Uncle Beeswax had stopped at Birch Island to see if our folks wanted any honey or beeswax.
much
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From this reading We weren’t doing anything but waiting, or nothing much else, but we had three or four empty baskets and a rake and an axe beside us.
mud
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From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We weren’t doing anything but waiting, or nothing much else, but we had three or four empty baskets and a rake and an axe beside us.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We weren’t doing anything but waiting, or nothing much else, but we had three or four empty baskets and a rake and an axe beside us.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
past
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From this reading Generally, when he stopped at our island he went right past us boys and up to the cottages, but since we had saved him from the Tough Customer he liked us, I guess.
rake
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From this reading We weren’t doing anything but waiting, or nothing much else, but we had three or four empty baskets and a rake and an axe beside us.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Generally, when he stopped at our island he went right past us boys and up to the cottages, but since we had saved him from the Tough Customer he liked us, I guess.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Generally, when he stopped at our island he went right past us boys and up to the cottages, but since we had saved him from the Tough Customer he liked us, I guess.
see
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From this reading One day, just after we had met him at Greenland Creek Uncle Beeswax had stopped at Birch Island to see if our folks wanted any honey or beeswax.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Generally, when he stopped at our island he went right past us boys and up to the cottages, but since we had saved him from the Tough Customer he liked us, I guess.
sitting
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From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, just after we had met him at Greenland Creek Uncle Beeswax had stopped at Birch Island to see if our folks wanted any honey or beeswax.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were waiting for Uncle Beeswax, because he was going to take us to get wild grapes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
there
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From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
three
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From this reading We weren’t doing anything but waiting, or nothing much else, but we had three or four empty baskets and a rake and an axe beside us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were waiting for Uncle Beeswax, because he was going to take us to get wild grapes.
Tough
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From this reading Generally, when he stopped at our island he went right past us boys and up to the cottages, but since we had saved him from the Tough Customer he liked us, I guess.
TREE
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From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
two
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From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
Uncle
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From this reading We were waiting for Uncle Beeswax, because he was going to take us to get wild grapes.
up
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From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We weren’t doing anything but waiting, or nothing much else, but we had three or four empty baskets and a rake and an axe beside us.
waiting
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From this reading We weren’t doing anything but waiting, or nothing much else, but we had three or four empty baskets and a rake and an axe beside us.
wanted
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From this reading One day, just after we had met him at Greenland Creek Uncle Beeswax had stopped at Birch Island to see if our folks wanted any honey or beeswax.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We weren’t doing anything but waiting, or nothing much else, but we had three or four empty baskets and a rake and an axe beside us.
weeks
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From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
Well
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From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Generally, when he stopped at our island he went right past us boys and up to the cottages, but since we had saved him from the Tough Customer he liked us, I guess.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were waiting for Uncle Beeswax, because he was going to take us to get wild grapes.
weren't
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From this reading We weren’t doing anything but waiting, or nothing much else, but we had three or four empty baskets and a rake and an axe beside us.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Generally, when he stopped at our island he went right past us boys and up to the cottages, but since we had saved him from the Tough Customer he liked us, I guess.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE GRAPE TREE Well, one afternoon--it was about two weeks later--I was sitting on the grass where the mud cove is, just below our cottage up there on our Birch Island, and Jibby Jones was sitting beside me.
wild
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From this reading We were waiting for Uncle Beeswax, because he was going to take us to get wild grapes.
