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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They were all satisfied that something was about to happen, but they could not imagine what.
all
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From this reading They were all satisfied that something was about to happen, but they could not imagine what.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The noble-hearted gentleman seemed to be in unusually good spirits, and the boys noticed that he and Captain Sedley often exchanged significant glances.
arrived
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From this reading The next day Mr. Walker arrived at Rippleton himself.
assemble
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From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next day Mr. Walker arrived at Rippleton himself.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The noble-hearted gentleman seemed to be in unusually good spirits, and the boys noticed that he and Captain Sedley often exchanged significant glances.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
boys
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From this reading The noble-hearted gentleman seemed to be in unusually good spirits, and the boys noticed that he and Captain Sedley often exchanged significant glances.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were all satisfied that something was about to happen, but they could not imagine what.
BUTTERFLY
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From this reading WRECK OF THE BUTTERFLY.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The noble-hearted gentleman seemed to be in unusually good spirits, and the boys noticed that he and Captain Sedley often exchanged significant glances.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were all satisfied that something was about to happen, but they could not imagine what.
day
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From this reading The next day Mr. Walker arrived at Rippleton himself.
entered
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From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The noble-hearted gentleman seemed to be in unusually good spirits, and the boys noticed that he and Captain Sedley often exchanged significant glances.
Frank
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From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
friends
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From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
gathered
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From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The noble-hearted gentleman seemed to be in unusually good spirits, and the boys noticed that he and Captain Sedley often exchanged significant glances.
glances
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From this reading The noble-hearted gentleman seemed to be in unusually good spirits, and the boys noticed that he and Captain Sedley often exchanged significant glances.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noble-hearted gentleman seemed to be in unusually good spirits, and the boys noticed that he and Captain Sedley often exchanged significant glances.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
Hall
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From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
happen
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From this reading They were all satisfied that something was about to happen, but they could not imagine what.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The noble-hearted gentleman seemed to be in unusually good spirits, and the boys noticed that he and Captain Sedley often exchanged significant glances.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The next day Mr. Walker arrived at Rippleton himself.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were all satisfied that something was about to happen, but they could not imagine what.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The noble-hearted gentleman seemed to be in unusually good spirits, and the boys noticed that he and Captain Sedley often exchanged significant glances.
invite
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From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
Mr
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From this reading The next day Mr. Walker arrived at Rippleton himself.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day Mr. Walker arrived at Rippleton himself.
nine
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From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
noble-hearted
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From this reading The noble-hearted gentleman seemed to be in unusually good spirits, and the boys noticed that he and Captain Sedley often exchanged significant glances.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were all satisfied that something was about to happen, but they could not imagine what.
noticed
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From this reading The noble-hearted gentleman seemed to be in unusually good spirits, and the boys noticed that he and Captain Sedley often exchanged significant glances.
number
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From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
o'clock
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From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WRECK OF THE BUTTERFLY.
often
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From this reading The noble-hearted gentleman seemed to be in unusually good spirits, and the boys noticed that he and Captain Sedley often exchanged significant glances.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
requested
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From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
Rippleton
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From this reading The next day Mr. Walker arrived at Rippleton himself.
satisfied
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From this reading They were all satisfied that something was about to happen, but they could not imagine what.
school
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From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
Sedley
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From this reading The noble-hearted gentleman seemed to be in unusually good spirits, and the boys noticed that he and Captain Sedley often exchanged significant glances.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noble-hearted gentleman seemed to be in unusually good spirits, and the boys noticed that he and Captain Sedley often exchanged significant glances.
seventy
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From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
significant
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From this reading The noble-hearted gentleman seemed to be in unusually good spirits, and the boys noticed that he and Captain Sedley often exchanged significant glances.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They were all satisfied that something was about to happen, but they could not imagine what.
spirits
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From this reading The noble-hearted gentleman seemed to be in unusually good spirits, and the boys noticed that he and Captain Sedley often exchanged significant glances.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The noble-hearted gentleman seemed to be in unusually good spirits, and the boys noticed that he and Captain Sedley often exchanged significant glances.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WRECK OF THE BUTTERFLY.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
there
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From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all satisfied that something was about to happen, but they could not imagine what.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The noble-hearted gentleman seemed to be in unusually good spirits, and the boys noticed that he and Captain Sedley often exchanged significant glances.
Tony
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From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
unusually
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From this reading The noble-hearted gentleman seemed to be in unusually good spirits, and the boys noticed that he and Captain Sedley often exchanged significant glances.
Walker
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From this reading The next day Mr. Walker arrived at Rippleton himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were all satisfied that something was about to happen, but they could not imagine what.
Wednesday
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From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were all satisfied that something was about to happen, but they could not imagine what.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They were all satisfied that something was about to happen, but they could not imagine what.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
whole
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From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
WRECK
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From this reading WRECK OF THE BUTTERFLY.
Zephyr
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From this reading Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr. Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
