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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
ahead
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From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
all
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From this reading “We are all right now.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
Bark
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From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had the vanity to believe that he was born to command, and not to obey; and such are generally the very worst of leaders.
Bill
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From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had the vanity to believe that he was born to command, and not to obey; and such are generally the very worst of leaders.
CAMP
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From this reading TROUBLE IN THE RUNAWAY CAMP.
command
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From this reading He had the vanity to believe that he was born to command, and not to obey; and such are generally the very worst of leaders.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
destruction
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From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
expedition
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From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
felucca
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From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
generally
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From this reading He had the vanity to believe that he was born to command, and not to obey; and such are generally the very worst of leaders.
get
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From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had the vanity to believe that he was born to command, and not to obey; and such are generally the very worst of leaders.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
idea
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From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE RUNAWAY CAMP.
intended
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From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
landed
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From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
leader
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From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
leaders
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From this reading He had the vanity to believe that he was born to command, and not to obey; and such are generally the very worst of leaders.
Lingall
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From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
now
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From this reading “We are all right now.”
obey
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From this reading He had the vanity to believe that he was born to command, and not to obey; and such are generally the very worst of leaders.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
plans
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From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
Raimundo
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From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
ran
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From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
rid
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From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We are all right now.”
RUNAWAY
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From this reading TROUBLE IN THE RUNAWAY CAMP.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
Stout
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From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had the vanity to believe that he was born to command, and not to obey; and such are generally the very worst of leaders.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TROUBLE IN THE RUNAWAY CAMP.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
Tritonia
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From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
TROUBLE
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From this reading TROUBLE IN THE RUNAWAY CAMP.
vanity
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From this reading He had the vanity to believe that he was born to command, and not to obey; and such are generally the very worst of leaders.
very
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From this reading He had the vanity to believe that he was born to command, and not to obey; and such are generally the very worst of leaders.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We are all right now.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
wicked
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From this reading Bill could not quite get rid of the idea that he was the leader of the expedition, as he intended to be from the time when he began to make his wicked plans for the destruction of the Tritonia.
worst
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From this reading He had the vanity to believe that he was born to command, and not to obey; and such are generally the very worst of leaders.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What are you running for?” shouted Bill Stout, as Raimundo and Bark Lingall ran ahead of him after the party landed from the felucca.
