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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 But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
adventures
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From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Old man Salter knows his job, although the shooting was on the Royal North-West's ground.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Very well," said Neilson, "I can get the money for you and will soon fix up the other matters.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
booked
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From this reading I have sent for some clothes and booked your room.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Very well," said Neilson, "I can get the money for you and will soon fix up the other matters.
clothes
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From this reading I have sent for some clothes and booked your room.
Colonist
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From this reading "The _Colonist_ printed a short paragraph; I imagined the police edited the story.
edited
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From this reading "The _Colonist_ printed a short paragraph; I imagined the police edited the story.
fix
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From this reading "Very well," said Neilson, "I can get the money for you and will soon fix up the other matters.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Very well," said Neilson, "I can get the money for you and will soon fix up the other matters.
game-warden's
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From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
get
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getting
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From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
ground
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From this reading Old man Salter knows his job, although the shooting was on the Royal North-West's ground.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have sent for some clothes and booked your room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old man Salter knows his job, although the shooting was on the Royal North-West's ground.
hit
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From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Very well," said Neilson, "I can get the money for you and will soon fix up the other matters.
I'd
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From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
imagined
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From this reading "The _Colonist_ printed a short paragraph; I imagined the police edited the story.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
job
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From this reading Old man Salter knows his job, although the shooting was on the Royal North-West's ground.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
knows
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From this reading Old man Salter knows his job, although the shooting was on the Royal North-West's ground.
like
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From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
man
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From this reading Old man Salter knows his job, although the shooting was on the Royal North-West's ground.
matters
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From this reading "Very well," said Neilson, "I can get the money for you and will soon fix up the other matters.
money
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From this reading "Very well," said Neilson, "I can get the money for you and will soon fix up the other matters.
Neilson
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From this reading "Very well," said Neilson, "I can get the money for you and will soon fix up the other matters.
newspapers
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From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
North-West's
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From this reading Old man Salter knows his job, although the shooting was on the Royal North-West's ground.
noted
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From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
Old
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From this reading Old man Salter knows his job, although the shooting was on the Royal North-West's ground.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Old man Salter knows his job, although the shooting was on the Royal North-West's ground.
other
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From this reading "Very well," said Neilson, "I can get the money for you and will soon fix up the other matters.
paragraph
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From this reading "The _Colonist_ printed a short paragraph; I imagined the police edited the story.
Perhaps
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From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
police
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From this reading "The _Colonist_ printed a short paragraph; I imagined the police edited the story.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The _Colonist_ printed a short paragraph; I imagined the police edited the story.
rather
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From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
room
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From this reading I have sent for some clothes and booked your room.
Royal
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From this reading Old man Salter knows his job, although the shooting was on the Royal North-West's ground.
said
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From this reading "Very well," said Neilson, "I can get the money for you and will soon fix up the other matters.
Salter
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From this reading Old man Salter knows his job, although the shooting was on the Royal North-West's ground.
sent
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From this reading I have sent for some clothes and booked your room.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Old man Salter knows his job, although the shooting was on the Royal North-West's ground.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading "The _Colonist_ printed a short paragraph; I imagined the police edited the story.
shot
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From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
some
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From this reading I have sent for some clothes and booked your room.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
soon
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From this reading "Very well," said Neilson, "I can get the money for you and will soon fix up the other matters.
story
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From this reading "The _Colonist_ printed a short paragraph; I imagined the police edited the story.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Very well," said Neilson, "I can get the money for you and will soon fix up the other matters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
up
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From this reading "Very well," said Neilson, "I can get the money for you and will soon fix up the other matters.
Very
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From this reading "Very well," said Neilson, "I can get the money for you and will soon fix up the other matters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old man Salter knows his job, although the shooting was on the Royal North-West's ground.
well
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From this reading "Very well," said Neilson, "I can get the money for you and will soon fix up the other matters.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Very well," said Neilson, "I can get the money for you and will soon fix up the other matters.
woods
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From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Very well," said Neilson, "I can get the money for you and will soon fix up the other matters.
you'd
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From this reading But you look as if you'd hit some adventures in the woods, and I'd rather like to know----" "Perhaps you noted something in the newspapers about a game-warden's getting shot?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have sent for some clothes and booked your room.
