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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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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Nothing much doing down there for us," Max informed Bandy-legs, who had crept over to the hole in the roof along with him, in order to satisfy his curiosity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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ask
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Bandy-legs
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had heard Max ask questions of the girls, and was deeply interested in learning what the next step might chance to be.
Chairs
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From this reading Chairs and table were floating, and even the ladder which the girls had used was partly washed out of a window.
chance
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Looking through this he could see that the place was fully inundated.
crept
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curiosity
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deeply
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doing
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down
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encroaching
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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fears
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floating
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FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fully
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further
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girls
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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heard
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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hole
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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informed
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inquiries
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interested
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inundated
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From this reading Looking through this he could see that the place was fully inundated.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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ladder
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From this reading Chairs and table were floating, and even the ladder which the girls had used was partly washed out of a window.
learned
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learning
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longer
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Looking
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making
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many
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Max
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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
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misgivings
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much
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From this reading "Nothing much doing down there for us," Max informed Bandy-legs, who had crept over to the hole in the roof along with him, in order to satisfy his curiosity.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had heard Max ask questions of the girls, and was deeply interested in learning what the next step might chance to be.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading PREPARING FOR THE WORST Upon making further inquiries Max learned that there was a trap in the roof, through which the girls had crept, with many fears and misgivings, when the encroaching water within warned them that it was no longer safe to stay there.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing much doing down there for us," Max informed Bandy-legs, who had crept over to the hole in the roof along with him, in order to satisfy his curiosity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chairs and table were floating, and even the ladder which the girls had used was partly washed out of a window.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Nothing much doing down there for us," Max informed Bandy-legs, who had crept over to the hole in the roof along with him, in order to satisfy his curiosity.
out
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From this reading Chairs and table were floating, and even the ladder which the girls had used was partly washed out of a window.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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partly
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place
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PREPARING
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questions
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roof
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safe
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satisfy
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see
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stay
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stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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table
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From this reading Chairs and table were floating, and even the ladder which the girls had used was partly washed out of a window.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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there
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Looking through this he could see that the place was fully inundated.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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trap
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UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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used
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warned
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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washed
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water
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Chairs and table were floating, and even the ladder which the girls had used was partly washed out of a window.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had heard Max ask questions of the girls, and was deeply interested in learning what the next step might chance to be.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading PREPARING FOR THE WORST Upon making further inquiries Max learned that there was a trap in the roof, through which the girls had crept, with many fears and misgivings, when the encroaching water within warned them that it was no longer safe to stay there.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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window
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From this reading Chairs and table were floating, and even the ladder which the girls had used was partly washed out of a window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
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WORST
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