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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 "That's a good idea, Elmer," Lil Artha told him, "because I don't want to have one of my wigwags frozen off.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
air
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From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
all
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From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
any
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From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
Artha
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From this reading "That's a good idea, Elmer," Lil Artha told him, "because I don't want to have one of my wigwags frozen off.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
away
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From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "That's a good idea, Elmer," Lil Artha told him, "because I don't want to have one of my wigwags frozen off.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
camp
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From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
cold
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From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
don't
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From this reading "That's a good idea, Elmer," Lil Artha told him, "because I don't want to have one of my wigwags frozen off.
down
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From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
drawn
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From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
ears
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From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
Elmer
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From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
extremities
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From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
fire
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From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
frozen
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From this reading "That's a good idea, Elmer," Lil Artha told him, "because I don't want to have one of my wigwags frozen off.
George
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From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
get
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From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
going
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From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's a good idea, Elmer," Lil Artha told him, "because I don't want to have one of my wigwags frozen off.
grumbled
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From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
harder
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From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "That's a good idea, Elmer," Lil Artha told him, "because I don't want to have one of my wigwags frozen off.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
heads
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From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
heart
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From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
held
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From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That's a good idea, Elmer," Lil Artha told him, "because I don't want to have one of my wigwags frozen off.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
I'm
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From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
idea
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From this reading "That's a good idea, Elmer," Lil Artha told him, "because I don't want to have one of my wigwags frozen off.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
keep
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From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
later
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From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
LETauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
likely
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From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
Lil
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From this reading "That's a good idea, Elmer," Lil Artha told him, "because I don't want to have one of my wigwags frozen off.
LONGnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
much
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From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That's a good idea, Elmer," Lil Artha told him, "because I don't want to have one of my wigwags frozen off.
NIGHT
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From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
off
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From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
old
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From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
out
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From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
protect
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From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
pump
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From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
queerest
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From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
remark
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From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
rubbed
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From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
said
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From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
say
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From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
see
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From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
skating
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From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
some
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From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
stuck
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From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
suffer
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From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
takes
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From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
taller
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From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
that's
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From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
then
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From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
they'll
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From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
Toby
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From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's a good idea, Elmer," Lil Artha told him, "because I don't want to have one of my wigwags frozen off.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
tuques
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From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
up
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From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
ventured
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From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
want
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From this reading "That's a good idea, Elmer," Lil Artha told him, "because I don't want to have one of my wigwags frozen off.
warm
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From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I should say it was," grumbled George, as he rubbed his ears, and then held both hands out toward the fire to warm them again.
way
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From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I know one thing we ought to do right away," said Elmer, "and that's get out those warm skating tuques; they'll keep the air off our heads, and can be drawn down to protect our ears."
wigwags
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From this reading "That's a good idea, Elmer," Lil Artha told him, "because I don't want to have one of my wigwags frozen off.
work
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From this reading You see, I'm so much taller than the rest of you it takes harder work for my poor heart to pump warm blood all the way up; and so I'm likely to suffer from cold extremities.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE LONG NIGHT "LET me tell you this is going to be the queerest old camp any of us ever found ourselves stuck in," Toby ventured to remark, some time later.
