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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 Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
admitted
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From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
all
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From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
appearing
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From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Everybody was soon moving around, and the girls insisted that breakfast should be given over entirely to their charge.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
Bandy-legs
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From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everybody was soon moving around, and the girls insisted that breakfast should be given over entirely to their charge.
Bessie
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From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
better
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From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
break
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From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
breakfast
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From this reading Everybody was soon moving around, and the girls insisted that breakfast should be given over entirely to their charge.
camp
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From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
charge
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From this reading Everybody was soon moving around, and the girls insisted that breakfast should be given over entirely to their charge.
clouds
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From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
CONCLUSION
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From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
cooking
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From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
darkness
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From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
day
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From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
declared
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From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
east
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From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
effect
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From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Everybody was soon moving around, and the girls insisted that breakfast should be given over entirely to their charge.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody was soon moving around, and the girls insisted that breakfast should be given over entirely to their charge.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
far
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From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
feel
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From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
felt
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From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
find
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From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
FLOOD
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From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
French
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From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
girls
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From this reading Everybody was soon moving around, and the girls insisted that breakfast should be given over entirely to their charge.
given
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From this reading Everybody was soon moving around, and the girls insisted that breakfast should be given over entirely to their charge.
glad
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From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
going
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From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
guests
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From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
happy
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From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
hard
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From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
I'm
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From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Everybody was soon moving around, and the girls insisted that breakfast should be given over entirely to their charge.
isn't
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From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
it's
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From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
just
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From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
land
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From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
lay
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From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
like
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From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
making
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From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
Max
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From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
meals
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From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
moving
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From this reading Everybody was soon moving around, and the girls insisted that breakfast should be given over entirely to their charge.
murmurs
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From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
Now
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From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
numerous
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From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
often
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From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Everybody was soon moving around, and the girls insisted that breakfast should be given over entirely to their charge.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
plaintive
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From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
plenty
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From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
pretty
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From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
prospect
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From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
remark
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From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
see
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From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Everybody was soon moving around, and the girls insisted that breakfast should be given over entirely to their charge.
show
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From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
some
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From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
soon
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From this reading Everybody was soon moving around, and the girls insisted that breakfast should be given over entirely to their charge.
speedily
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From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
stretched
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From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
sun
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From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
taken
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From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
that's
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From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Everybody was soon moving around, and the girls insisted that breakfast should be given over entirely to their charge.
there
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From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
things
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From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
times
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From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
together
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From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
vanished
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From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody was soon moving around, and the girls insisted that breakfast should be given over entirely to their charge.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
we're
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From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
Well
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From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
wings
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From this reading Max admitted that he felt pretty happy himself to see the day break in the far east, with a prospect for the sun appearing speedily, since the clouds had taken wings and vanished while darkness lay upon the land.
wished
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From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
work
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From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
yawns
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From this reading AFTER THE FLOOD--CONCLUSION "Well, it's come morning at last, and for one I'm right glad to see it," and Bandy-legs stretched himself, with numerous yawns, while making this remark.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
you'd
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From this reading Now it isn't often that you have girls in camp to show you what they know about these things; so I think you'd better tell us to do just as we feel like; and that's going to be take charge of the meals as long as we're together."
you've
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From this reading "From what you've told us," Bessie French declared, when there were some plaintive murmurs on the part of Bandy-legs and Max to the effect that they wished to save their guests from all hard work, "we expect that you find plenty of times to do all the cooking that's good for you.
