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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 Accordingly they first of all led the old woman to where the others were making as comfortable a camp as the meager conditions allowed.
Accordingly
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From this reading Accordingly they first of all led the old woman to where the others were making as comfortable a camp as the meager conditions allowed.
addressed
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all
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From this reading Accordingly they first of all led the old woman to where the others were making as comfortable a camp as the meager conditions allowed.
allowed
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From this reading Accordingly they first of all led the old woman to where the others were making as comfortable a camp as the meager conditions allowed.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took occasion to tell Max aside that the old lady had lived alone for many years, but that instead of being poor as she seemed, in reality people said she was very rich, only eccentric.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Max believed that they could manage to drag the boat up along the shore, and then scull out to where the house stood, surrounded by water.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Max believed that they could manage to drag the boat up along the shore, and then scull out to where the house stood, surrounded by water.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Accordingly they first of all led the old woman to where the others were making as comfortable a camp as the meager conditions allowed.
aside
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From this reading She took occasion to tell Max aside that the old lady had lived alone for many years, but that instead of being poor as she seemed, in reality people said she was very rich, only eccentric.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She took occasion to tell Max aside that the old lady had lived alone for many years, but that instead of being poor as she seemed, in reality people said she was very rich, only eccentric.
believed
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From this reading Max believed that they could manage to drag the boat up along the shore, and then scull out to where the house stood, surrounded by water.
boat
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boys
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She took occasion to tell Max aside that the old lady had lived alone for many years, but that instead of being poor as she seemed, in reality people said she was very rich, only eccentric.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Max believed that they could manage to drag the boat up along the shore, and then scull out to where the house stood, surrounded by water.
camp
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From this reading Accordingly they first of all led the old woman to where the others were making as comfortable a camp as the meager conditions allowed.
comfortable
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From this reading Accordingly they first of all led the old woman to where the others were making as comfortable a camp as the meager conditions allowed.
conditions
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From this reading Accordingly they first of all led the old woman to where the others were making as comfortable a camp as the meager conditions allowed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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DOG
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drag
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eccentric
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From this reading She took occasion to tell Max aside that the old lady had lived alone for many years, but that instead of being poor as she seemed, in reality people said she was very rich, only eccentric.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accordingly they first of all led the old woman to where the others were making as comfortable a camp as the meager conditions allowed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She took occasion to tell Max aside that the old lady had lived alone for many years, but that instead of being poor as she seemed, in reality people said she was very rich, only eccentric.
French
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girl
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From this reading It turned out that the little lame girl, Mabel French, knew her very well, and addressed her as Mrs. Jacobus.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She took occasion to tell Max aside that the old lady had lived alone for many years, but that instead of being poor as she seemed, in reality people said she was very rich, only eccentric.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It turned out that the little lame girl, Mabel French, knew her very well, and addressed her as Mrs. Jacobus.
house
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From this reading Max believed that they could manage to drag the boat up along the shore, and then scull out to where the house stood, surrounded by water.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She took occasion to tell Max aside that the old lady had lived alone for many years, but that instead of being poor as she seemed, in reality people said she was very rich, only eccentric.
instead
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From this reading She took occasion to tell Max aside that the old lady had lived alone for many years, but that instead of being poor as she seemed, in reality people said she was very rich, only eccentric.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It turned out that the little lame girl, Mabel French, knew her very well, and addressed her as Mrs. Jacobus.
Jacobus
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knew
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lady
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lame
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led
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From this reading Accordingly they first of all led the old woman to where the others were making as comfortable a camp as the meager conditions allowed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It turned out that the little lame girl, Mabel French, knew her very well, and addressed her as Mrs. Jacobus.
lived
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Mabel
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making
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From this reading Accordingly they first of all led the old woman to where the others were making as comfortable a camp as the meager conditions allowed.
manage
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many
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Max
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meager
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Mrs
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much
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occasion
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Accordingly they first of all led the old woman to where the others were making as comfortable a camp as the meager conditions allowed.
old
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From this reading Accordingly they first of all led the old woman to where the others were making as comfortable a camp as the meager conditions allowed.
only
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others
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From this reading Accordingly they first of all led the old woman to where the others were making as comfortable a camp as the meager conditions allowed.
out
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PACK
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people
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pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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prospect
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reality
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rich
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said
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scull
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From this reading Max believed that they could manage to drag the boat up along the shore, and then scull out to where the house stood, surrounded by water.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took occasion to tell Max aside that the old lady had lived alone for many years, but that instead of being poor as she seemed, in reality people said she was very rich, only eccentric.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took occasion to tell Max aside that the old lady had lived alone for many years, but that instead of being poor as she seemed, in reality people said she was very rich, only eccentric.
shore
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From this reading Max believed that they could manage to drag the boat up along the shore, and then scull out to where the house stood, surrounded by water.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Max believed that they could manage to drag the boat up along the shore, and then scull out to where the house stood, surrounded by water.
surrounded
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tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took occasion to tell Max aside that the old lady had lived alone for many years, but that instead of being poor as she seemed, in reality people said she was very rich, only eccentric.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Max believed that they could manage to drag the boat up along the shore, and then scull out to where the house stood, surrounded by water.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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then
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From this reading Max believed that they could manage to drag the boat up along the shore, and then scull out to where the house stood, surrounded by water.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Max believed that they could manage to drag the boat up along the shore, and then scull out to where the house stood, surrounded by water.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Max believed that they could manage to drag the boat up along the shore, and then scull out to where the house stood, surrounded by water.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took occasion to tell Max aside that the old lady had lived alone for many years, but that instead of being poor as she seemed, in reality people said she was very rich, only eccentric.
turned
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two
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up
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very
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She took occasion to tell Max aside that the old lady had lived alone for many years, but that instead of being poor as she seemed, in reality people said she was very rich, only eccentric.
water
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well
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Accordingly they first of all led the old woman to where the others were making as comfortable a camp as the meager conditions allowed.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Max believed that they could manage to drag the boat up along the shore, and then scull out to where the house stood, surrounded by water.
WILD
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woman
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From this reading Accordingly they first of all led the old woman to where the others were making as comfortable a camp as the meager conditions allowed.
years
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From this reading She took occasion to tell Max aside that the old lady had lived alone for many years, but that instead of being poor as she seemed, in reality people said she was very rich, only eccentric.
