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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 When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We had the rest of the morning and all afternoon and part of the evening to work in, and Jibby Jones had figured out that the buried treasure must be under the old signal pine tree in the corner, near where the two roads crossed.
all
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From this reading We had the rest of the morning and all afternoon and part of the evening to work in, and Jibby Jones had figured out that the buried treasure must be under the old signal pine tree in the corner, near where the two roads crossed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We stood there by the old brick house laughing and shouting while Jibby Jones’s cat Orlando chased the Tough Customer off the road.
any
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From this reading When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We had the rest of the morning and all afternoon and part of the evening to work in, and Jibby Jones had figured out that the buried treasure must be under the old signal pine tree in the corner, near where the two roads crossed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
brick
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From this reading We stood there by the old brick house laughing and shouting while Jibby Jones’s cat Orlando chased the Tough Customer off the road.
buried
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From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
cat
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From this reading We stood there by the old brick house laughing and shouting while Jibby Jones’s cat Orlando chased the Tough Customer off the road.
chased
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From this reading We stood there by the old brick house laughing and shouting while Jibby Jones’s cat Orlando chased the Tough Customer off the road.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
corner
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From this reading We had the rest of the morning and all afternoon and part of the evening to work in, and Jibby Jones had figured out that the buried treasure must be under the old signal pine tree in the corner, near where the two roads crossed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
crossed
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From this reading We had the rest of the morning and all afternoon and part of the evening to work in, and Jibby Jones had figured out that the buried treasure must be under the old signal pine tree in the corner, near where the two roads crossed.
Customer
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From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
eleven
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From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
ENEMIES
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From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
evening
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From this reading We had the rest of the morning and all afternoon and part of the evening to work in, and Jibby Jones had figured out that the buried treasure must be under the old signal pine tree in the corner, near where the two roads crossed.
farm
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From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
figured
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From this reading We had the rest of the morning and all afternoon and part of the evening to work in, and Jibby Jones had figured out that the buried treasure must be under the old signal pine tree in the corner, near where the two roads crossed.
get
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From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
getting
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From this reading When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
got
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From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
ground
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From this reading When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
half-past
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From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
house
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From this reading We stood there by the old brick house laughing and shouting while Jibby Jones’s cat Orlando chased the Tough Customer off the road.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
Jibby
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From this reading We stood there by the old brick house laughing and shouting while Jibby Jones’s cat Orlando chased the Tough Customer off the road.
Jones
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From this reading We had the rest of the morning and all afternoon and part of the evening to work in, and Jibby Jones had figured out that the buried treasure must be under the old signal pine tree in the corner, near where the two roads crossed.
Jones's
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From this reading We stood there by the old brick house laughing and shouting while Jibby Jones’s cat Orlando chased the Tough Customer off the road.
land
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From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
laughing
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From this reading We stood there by the old brick house laughing and shouting while Jibby Jones’s cat Orlando chased the Tough Customer off the road.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
Murrell
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From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
near
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From this reading We had the rest of the morning and all afternoon and part of the evening to work in, and Jibby Jones had figured out that the buried treasure must be under the old signal pine tree in the corner, near where the two roads crossed.
o'clock
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From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
off
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From this reading We stood there by the old brick house laughing and shouting while Jibby Jones’s cat Orlando chased the Tough Customer off the road.
old
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From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come on!”
opening
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From this reading When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
Orlando
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From this reading We stood there by the old brick house laughing and shouting while Jibby Jones’s cat Orlando chased the Tough Customer off the road.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
out
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From this reading When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had the rest of the morning and all afternoon and part of the evening to work in, and Jibby Jones had figured out that the buried treasure must be under the old signal pine tree in the corner, near where the two roads crossed.
pie
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From this reading When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
pine
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From this reading We had the rest of the morning and all afternoon and part of the evening to work in, and Jibby Jones had figured out that the buried treasure must be under the old signal pine tree in the corner, near where the two roads crossed.
pirate's
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From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
plum
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From this reading When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
pull
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From this reading When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
rid
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From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
rise
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From this reading When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
road
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From this reading We stood there by the old brick house laughing and shouting while Jibby Jones’s cat Orlando chased the Tough Customer off the road.
roads
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From this reading We had the rest of the morning and all afternoon and part of the evening to work in, and Jibby Jones had figured out that the buried treasure must be under the old signal pine tree in the corner, near where the two roads crossed.
saw
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From this reading When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
shouting
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From this reading We stood there by the old brick house laughing and shouting while Jibby Jones’s cat Orlando chased the Tough Customer off the road.
signal
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From this reading We had the rest of the morning and all afternoon and part of the evening to work in, and Jibby Jones had figured out that the buried treasure must be under the old signal pine tree in the corner, near where the two roads crossed.
simple
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From this reading When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We stood there by the old brick house laughing and shouting while Jibby Jones’s cat Orlando chased the Tough Customer off the road.
ten
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From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
there
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From this reading We stood there by the old brick house laughing and shouting while Jibby Jones’s cat Orlando chased the Tough Customer off the road.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
Tough
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From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
treasure
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From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
tree
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From this reading We had the rest of the morning and all afternoon and part of the evening to work in, and Jibby Jones had figured out that the buried treasure must be under the old signal pine tree in the corner, near where the two roads crossed.
two
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From this reading We had the rest of the morning and all afternoon and part of the evening to work in, and Jibby Jones had figured out that the buried treasure must be under the old signal pine tree in the corner, near where the two roads crossed.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We had the rest of the morning and all afternoon and part of the evening to work in, and Jibby Jones had figured out that the buried treasure must be under the old signal pine tree in the corner, near where the two roads crossed.
vanish
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From this reading When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We had the rest of the morning and all afternoon and part of the evening to work in, and Jibby Jones had figured out that the buried treasure must be under the old signal pine tree in the corner, near where the two roads crossed.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading We stood there by the old brick house laughing and shouting while Jibby Jones’s cat Orlando chased the Tough Customer off the road.
WINGED
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From this reading WINGED ENEMIES It must have been about half-past ten or eleven o’clock in the morning by the time we got rid of the Tough Customer that had come to the old Murrell farm to get the land pirate’s buried treasure before we could get it.
work
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From this reading When we saw the Tough Customer vanish over a rise of ground, the rest of our work of getting the buried treasure--if there was any--seemed as simple as opening a pie to pull out a plum.
