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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 I heard Schillie muttering, "What a pack of fools we have been," while Oscar said, "Cousin, we have gone and done it now.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I had better go and see after the guns."
all
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From this reading And now how silly we looked, all exposed to the wondering gaze of the pirates.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now how silly we looked, all exposed to the wondering gaze of the pirates.
appearing
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From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I heard Schillie muttering, "What a pack of fools we have been," while Oscar said, "Cousin, we have gone and done it now.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
better
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From this reading I had better go and see after the guns."
boys
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From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We shall have to fight for it, and we shall have a good rowing from the captain.
Cousin
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From this reading I heard Schillie muttering, "What a pack of fools we have been," while Oscar said, "Cousin, we have gone and done it now.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
disappearing
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From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I heard Schillie muttering, "What a pack of fools we have been," while Oscar said, "Cousin, we have gone and done it now.
dozen
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From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
examined
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From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading And now how silly we looked, all exposed to the wondering gaze of the pirates.
Felix
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From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
fight
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From this reading We shall have to fight for it, and we shall have a good rowing from the captain.
fools
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From this reading I heard Schillie muttering, "What a pack of fools we have been," while Oscar said, "Cousin, we have gone and done it now.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We shall have to fight for it, and we shall have a good rowing from the captain.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We shall have to fight for it, and we shall have a good rowing from the captain.
gaze
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From this reading And now how silly we looked, all exposed to the wondering gaze of the pirates.
go
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From this reading I had better go and see after the guns."
gone
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From this reading I heard Schillie muttering, "What a pack of fools we have been," while Oscar said, "Cousin, we have gone and done it now.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We shall have to fight for it, and we shall have a good rowing from the captain.
guns
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From this reading I had better go and see after the guns."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had better go and see after the guns."
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
hats
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From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I heard Schillie muttering, "What a pack of fools we have been," while Oscar said, "Cousin, we have gone and done it now.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
heard
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From this reading I heard Schillie muttering, "What a pack of fools we have been," while Oscar said, "Cousin, we have gone and done it now.
how
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From this reading And now how silly we looked, all exposed to the wondering gaze of the pirates.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard Schillie muttering, "What a pack of fools we have been," while Oscar said, "Cousin, we have gone and done it now.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I heard Schillie muttering, "What a pack of fools we have been," while Oscar said, "Cousin, we have gone and done it now.
kept
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From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now how silly we looked, all exposed to the wondering gaze of the pirates.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
muttering
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From this reading I heard Schillie muttering, "What a pack of fools we have been," while Oscar said, "Cousin, we have gone and done it now.
now
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From this reading And now how silly we looked, all exposed to the wondering gaze of the pirates.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now how silly we looked, all exposed to the wondering gaze of the pirates.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
Oscar
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From this reading I heard Schillie muttering, "What a pack of fools we have been," while Oscar said, "Cousin, we have gone and done it now.
pack
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From this reading I heard Schillie muttering, "What a pack of fools we have been," while Oscar said, "Cousin, we have gone and done it now.
piratesnounUS /ˈpirates/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And now how silly we looked, all exposed to the wondering gaze of the pirates.
rowing
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From this reading We shall have to fight for it, and we shall have a good rowing from the captain.
said
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From this reading I heard Schillie muttering, "What a pack of fools we have been," while Oscar said, "Cousin, we have gone and done it now.
Schillie
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From this reading I heard Schillie muttering, "What a pack of fools we have been," while Oscar said, "Cousin, we have gone and done it now.
see
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From this reading I had better go and see after the guns."
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall have to fight for it, and we shall have a good rowing from the captain.
silly
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From this reading And now how silly we looked, all exposed to the wondering gaze of the pirates.
sometimes
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From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now how silly we looked, all exposed to the wondering gaze of the pirates.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
there
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From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now how silly we looked, all exposed to the wondering gaze of the pirates.
trees
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From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And now how silly we looked, all exposed to the wondering gaze of the pirates.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I heard Schillie muttering, "What a pack of fools we have been," while Oscar said, "Cousin, we have gone and done it now.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I heard Schillie muttering, "What a pack of fools we have been," while Oscar said, "Cousin, we have gone and done it now.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading This he did, shaking them one by one at the pirates as he examined them, while he and Felix kept appearing and disappearing from behind the trees, sometimes with hats and sometimes without, as if to make believe there were half a dozen boys.
wondering
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From this reading And now how silly we looked, all exposed to the wondering gaze of the pirates.
