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abandoned
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From this reading Max had been wise enough to look out for this when skirmishing around in that abandoned cabin belonging to Mrs. Jacobus.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Fortunately there were enough of the blankets and covers to go around, so that each one would have some protection against the chill of the night.
allowed
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From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Bandy-legs asked, after the girls had crawled beneath the rustic shelter, and amid more or less laughter made themselves fairly comfortable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fortunately there were enough of the blankets and covers to go around, so that each one would have some protection against the chill of the night.
any
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From this reading "Will we have to keep any sort of watch, d'ye think, Max?"
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Fortunately there were enough of the blankets and covers to go around, so that each one would have some protection against the chill of the night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bandy-legs asked, after the girls had crawled beneath the rustic shelter, and amid more or less laughter made themselves fairly comfortable.
Bandy-legs
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From this reading Bandy-legs asked, after the girls had crawled beneath the rustic shelter, and amid more or less laughter made themselves fairly comfortable.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
belonging
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From this reading Max had been wise enough to look out for this when skirmishing around in that abandoned cabin belonging to Mrs. Jacobus.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Bandy-legs asked, after the girls had crawled beneath the rustic shelter, and amid more or less laughter made themselves fairly comfortable.
best
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From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
blankets
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From this reading Fortunately there were enough of the blankets and covers to go around, so that each one would have some protection against the chill of the night.
cabin
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From this reading Max had been wise enough to look out for this when skirmishing around in that abandoned cabin belonging to Mrs. Jacobus.
camp
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From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
chill
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From this reading Fortunately there were enough of the blankets and covers to go around, so that each one would have some protection against the chill of the night.
comfortable
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From this reading Bandy-legs asked, after the girls had crawled beneath the rustic shelter, and amid more or less laughter made themselves fairly comfortable.
conditions
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From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
covers
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From this reading Fortunately there were enough of the blankets and covers to go around, so that each one would have some protection against the chill of the night.
crawled
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From this reading Bandy-legs asked, after the girls had crawled beneath the rustic shelter, and amid more or less laughter made themselves fairly comfortable.
d'ye
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From this reading "Will we have to keep any sort of watch, d'ye think, Max?"
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Fortunately there were enough of the blankets and covers to go around, so that each one would have some protection against the chill of the night.
enough
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From this reading Fortunately there were enough of the blankets and covers to go around, so that each one would have some protection against the chill of the night.
fairly
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From this reading Bandy-legs asked, after the girls had crawled beneath the rustic shelter, and amid more or less laughter made themselves fairly comfortable.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
forest
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From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
Fortunately
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From this reading Fortunately there were enough of the blankets and covers to go around, so that each one would have some protection against the chill of the night.
girls
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From this reading Bandy-legs asked, after the girls had crawled beneath the rustic shelter, and amid more or less laughter made themselves fairly comfortable.
go
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From this reading Fortunately there were enough of the blankets and covers to go around, so that each one would have some protection against the chill of the night.
gone
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From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
GUESTS
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From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fortunately there were enough of the blankets and covers to go around, so that each one would have some protection against the chill of the night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
Jacobus
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From this reading Max had been wise enough to look out for this when skirmishing around in that abandoned cabin belonging to Mrs. Jacobus.
keep
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From this reading "Will we have to keep any sort of watch, d'ye think, Max?"
laughter
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From this reading Bandy-legs asked, after the girls had crawled beneath the rustic shelter, and amid more or less laughter made themselves fairly comfortable.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
less
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From this reading Bandy-legs asked, after the girls had crawled beneath the rustic shelter, and amid more or less laughter made themselves fairly comfortable.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Max had been wise enough to look out for this when skirmishing around in that abandoned cabin belonging to Mrs. Jacobus.
made
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From this reading Bandy-legs asked, after the girls had crawled beneath the rustic shelter, and amid more or less laughter made themselves fairly comfortable.
Max
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From this reading Max had been wise enough to look out for this when skirmishing around in that abandoned cabin belonging to Mrs. Jacobus.
more
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From this reading Bandy-legs asked, after the girls had crawled beneath the rustic shelter, and amid more or less laughter made themselves fairly comfortable.
Mrs
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From this reading Max had been wise enough to look out for this when skirmishing around in that abandoned cabin belonging to Mrs. Jacobus.
night
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From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fortunately there were enough of the blankets and covers to go around, so that each one would have some protection against the chill of the night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Fortunately there were enough of the blankets and covers to go around, so that each one would have some protection against the chill of the night.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Bandy-legs asked, after the girls had crawled beneath the rustic shelter, and amid more or less laughter made themselves fairly comfortable.
out
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From this reading Max had been wise enough to look out for this when skirmishing around in that abandoned cabin belonging to Mrs. Jacobus.
prepared
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From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
protection
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From this reading Fortunately there were enough of the blankets and covers to go around, so that each one would have some protection against the chill of the night.
rustic
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From this reading Bandy-legs asked, after the girls had crawled beneath the rustic shelter, and amid more or less laughter made themselves fairly comfortable.
shelter
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From this reading Bandy-legs asked, after the girls had crawled beneath the rustic shelter, and amid more or less laughter made themselves fairly comfortable.
skirmishing
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From this reading Max had been wise enough to look out for this when skirmishing around in that abandoned cabin belonging to Mrs. Jacobus.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Fortunately there were enough of the blankets and covers to go around, so that each one would have some protection against the chill of the night.
some
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From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
sort
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From this reading "Will we have to keep any sort of watch, d'ye think, Max?"
spend
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From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
Steve
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From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fortunately there were enough of the blankets and covers to go around, so that each one would have some protection against the chill of the night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Bandy-legs asked, after the girls had crawled beneath the rustic shelter, and amid more or less laughter made themselves fairly comfortable.
there
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From this reading Fortunately there were enough of the blankets and covers to go around, so that each one would have some protection against the chill of the night.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will we have to keep any sort of watch, d'ye think, Max?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Max had been wise enough to look out for this when skirmishing around in that abandoned cabin belonging to Mrs. Jacobus.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
trees
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From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
UNWELCOME
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From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
watch
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From this reading "Will we have to keep any sort of watch, d'ye think, Max?"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Will we have to keep any sort of watch, d'ye think, Max?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fortunately there were enough of the blankets and covers to go around, so that each one would have some protection against the chill of the night.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Max had been wise enough to look out for this when skirmishing around in that abandoned cabin belonging to Mrs. Jacobus.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading UNWELCOME GUESTS After Steve had been gone for some little time those who had been left in the camp under the forest trees prepared to spend the night as best the conditions allowed.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will we have to keep any sort of watch, d'ye think, Max?"
wise
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From this reading Max had been wise enough to look out for this when skirmishing around in that abandoned cabin belonging to Mrs. Jacobus.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Fortunately there were enough of the blankets and covers to go around, so that each one would have some protection against the chill of the night.
