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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 There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
adventure
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From this reading But the adventure was not yet completed.
all
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From this reading The boys all had remarkably good appetites, and therefore dinner was no unimportant event in the experience of the day.
almost
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From this reading Somehow, boys contrive to be hungry at almost all times of the day, even without the stimulus of pulling three hours at an oar.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Somehow, boys contrive to be hungry at almost all times of the day, even without the stimulus of pulling three hours at an oar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boys all had remarkably good appetites, and therefore dinner was no unimportant event in the experience of the day.
appetites
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From this reading The boys all had remarkably good appetites, and therefore dinner was no unimportant event in the experience of the day.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Somehow, boys contrive to be hungry at almost all times of the day, even without the stimulus of pulling three hours at an oar.
bank
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Somehow, boys contrive to be hungry at almost all times of the day, even without the stimulus of pulling three hours at an oar.
beautiful
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
better
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
boats
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
boys
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From this reading The boys all had remarkably good appetites, and therefore dinner was no unimportant event in the experience of the day.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the adventure was not yet completed.
circumstance
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
cold
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
completed
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From this reading But the adventure was not yet completed.
contrive
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From this reading Somehow, boys contrive to be hungry at almost all times of the day, even without the stimulus of pulling three hours at an oar.
day
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From this reading The boys all had remarkably good appetites, and therefore dinner was no unimportant event in the experience of the day.
dining
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
dinner
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From this reading The boys all had remarkably good appetites, and therefore dinner was no unimportant event in the experience of the day.
doughnuts
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somehow, boys contrive to be hungry at almost all times of the day, even without the stimulus of pulling three hours at an oar.
event
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From this reading The boys all had remarkably good appetites, and therefore dinner was no unimportant event in the experience of the day.
experience
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From this reading The boys all had remarkably good appetites, and therefore dinner was no unimportant event in the experience of the day.
floating
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys all had remarkably good appetites, and therefore dinner was no unimportant event in the experience of the day.
grove
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boys all had remarkably good appetites, and therefore dinner was no unimportant event in the experience of the day.
HOSPITALITIES
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From this reading THE HOSPITALITIES OF OAKLAWN.
hours
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From this reading Somehow, boys contrive to be hungry at almost all times of the day, even without the stimulus of pulling three hours at an oar.
hungry
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From this reading Somehow, boys contrive to be hungry at almost all times of the day, even without the stimulus of pulling three hours at an oar.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boys all had remarkably good appetites, and therefore dinner was no unimportant event in the experience of the day.
made
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
meat
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
much
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
near
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The boys all had remarkably good appetites, and therefore dinner was no unimportant event in the experience of the day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the adventure was not yet completed.
OAKLAWN
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From this reading THE HOSPITALITIES OF OAKLAWN.
oar
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From this reading Somehow, boys contrive to be hungry at almost all times of the day, even without the stimulus of pulling three hours at an oar.
occasion
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOSPITALITIES OF OAKLAWN.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
peculiarly
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
pie
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
pulling
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From this reading Somehow, boys contrive to be hungry at almost all times of the day, even without the stimulus of pulling three hours at an oar.
remarkably
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From this reading The boys all had remarkably good appetites, and therefore dinner was no unimportant event in the experience of the day.
rendered
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
river
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
Somehow
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From this reading Somehow, boys contrive to be hungry at almost all times of the day, even without the stimulus of pulling three hours at an oar.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
stimulus
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From this reading Somehow, boys contrive to be hungry at almost all times of the day, even without the stimulus of pulling three hours at an oar.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOSPITALITIES OF OAKLAWN.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
There
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The boys all had remarkably good appetites, and therefore dinner was no unimportant event in the experience of the day.
three
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From this reading Somehow, boys contrive to be hungry at almost all times of the day, even without the stimulus of pulling three hours at an oar.
times
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From this reading Somehow, boys contrive to be hungry at almost all times of the day, even without the stimulus of pulling three hours at an oar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Somehow, boys contrive to be hungry at almost all times of the day, even without the stimulus of pulling three hours at an oar.
too
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
unimportant
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From this reading The boys all had remarkably good appetites, and therefore dinner was no unimportant event in the experience of the day.
usual
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From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boys all had remarkably good appetites, and therefore dinner was no unimportant event in the experience of the day.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was something, too, in the circumstance of dining in a beautiful grove, on the bank of the river, with their boats floating near them, which rendered the occasion peculiarly pleasant--which made their cold meat, doughnuts, and apple pie taste much better than usual.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Somehow, boys contrive to be hungry at almost all times of the day, even without the stimulus of pulling three hours at an oar.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But the adventure was not yet completed.
