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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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able
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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ahead
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all
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From this reading If I was going to think up a scheme to get away I’d have to wait till we were all fixed the way we were going to be.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So you can understand just what happened that night I will tell you as carefully as I can just how our camp lay and where everything in and around it was.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading So you can understand just what happened that night I will tell you as carefully as I can just how our camp lay and where everything in and around it was.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So you can understand just what happened that night I will tell you as carefully as I can just how our camp lay and where everything in and around it was.
away
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From this reading If I was going to think up a scheme to get away I’d have to wait till we were all fixed the way we were going to be.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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brains
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Maybe then I could have figgered something out; but with Mark it was different.
camp
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading So you can understand just what happened that night I will tell you as carefully as I can just how our camp lay and where everything in and around it was.
carefully
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Collins
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I never could have done it.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Maybe then I could have figgered something out; but with Mark it was different.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never could have done it.
escape
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everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading So you can understand just what happened that night I will tell you as carefully as I can just how our camp lay and where everything in and around it was.
figgered
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figure
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fixed
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From this reading If I was going to think up a scheme to get away I’d have to wait till we were all fixed the way we were going to be.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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get
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going
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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happened
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hard
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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how
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From this reading So you can understand just what happened that night I will tell you as carefully as I can just how our camp lay and where everything in and around it was.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So you can understand just what happened that night I will tell you as carefully as I can just how our camp lay and where everything in and around it was.
I'd
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From this reading If I was going to think up a scheme to get away I’d have to wait till we were all fixed the way we were going to be.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I was going to think up a scheme to get away I’d have to wait till we were all fixed the way we were going to be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So you can understand just what happened that night I will tell you as carefully as I can just how our camp lay and where everything in and around it was.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So you can understand just what happened that night I will tell you as carefully as I can just how our camp lay and where everything in and around it was.
Jiggins
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just
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lay
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lot
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Mark
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Maybe
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From this reading Maybe then I could have figgered something out; but with Mark it was different.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never could have done it.
night
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So you can understand just what happened that night I will tell you as carefully as I can just how our camp lay and where everything in and around it was.
out
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plan
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scheme
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From this reading If I was going to think up a scheme to get away I’d have to wait till we were all fixed the way we were going to be.
see
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SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you can understand just what happened that night I will tell you as carefully as I can just how our camp lay and where everything in and around it was.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Maybe then I could have figgered something out; but with Mark it was different.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So you can understand just what happened that night I will tell you as carefully as I can just how our camp lay and where everything in and around it was.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So you can understand just what happened that night I will tell you as carefully as I can just how our camp lay and where everything in and around it was.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I was going to think up a scheme to get away I’d have to wait till we were all fixed the way we were going to be.
Then
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thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I was going to think up a scheme to get away I’d have to wait till we were all fixed the way we were going to be.
Tidd
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tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading If I was going to think up a scheme to get away I’d have to wait till we were all fixed the way we were going to be.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then you’ll be able to see how hard it was to plan a way for Mark and me to escape, and what a lot of brains Mark Tidd had to have to figure out ahead of time just about what Jiggins and Collins would do with us.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So you can understand just what happened that night I will tell you as carefully as I can just how our camp lay and where everything in and around it was.
up
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From this reading If I was going to think up a scheme to get away I’d have to wait till we were all fixed the way we were going to be.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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wait
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From this reading If I was going to think up a scheme to get away I’d have to wait till we were all fixed the way we were going to be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So you can understand just what happened that night I will tell you as carefully as I can just how our camp lay and where everything in and around it was.
way
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If I was going to think up a scheme to get away I’d have to wait till we were all fixed the way we were going to be.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I was going to think up a scheme to get away I’d have to wait till we were all fixed the way we were going to be.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So you can understand just what happened that night I will tell you as carefully as I can just how our camp lay and where everything in and around it was.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading So you can understand just what happened that night I will tell you as carefully as I can just how our camp lay and where everything in and around it was.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading So you can understand just what happened that night I will tell you as carefully as I can just how our camp lay and where everything in and around it was.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then you’ll be able to see how hard it was to plan a way for Mark and me to escape, and what a lot of brains Mark Tidd had to have to figure out ahead of time just about what Jiggins and Collins would do with us.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then you’ll be able to see how hard it was to plan a way for Mark and me to escape, and what a lot of brains Mark Tidd had to have to figure out ahead of time just about what Jiggins and Collins would do with us.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So you can understand just what happened that night I will tell you as carefully as I can just how our camp lay and where everything in and around it was.
you'll
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