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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 A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
All
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From this reading All four were doing some hard thinking as they got out their books in Mr. Kenton's room.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
announcement
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
Bart
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From this reading Bart, Fenn, Ned and Frank were in the same grade, and their first morning period was taken up with a Latin recitation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
best
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booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading All four were doing some hard thinking as they got out their books in Mr. Kenton's room.
buzzing
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certain
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From this reading He felt a certain responsibility, since he had proposed the joke.
chums
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From this reading Bart Keene was the first of the four chums to make up his mind.
circumstances
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From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
classrooms
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doing
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From this reading All four were doing some hard thinking as they got out their books in Mr. Kenton's room.
felt
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From this reading He felt a certain responsibility, since he had proposed the joke.
Fenn
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From this reading Bart, Fenn, Ned and Frank were in the same grade, and their first morning period was taken up with a Latin recitation.
first
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From this reading Bart, Fenn, Ned and Frank were in the same grade, and their first morning period was taken up with a Latin recitation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
four
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From this reading All four were doing some hard thinking as they got out their books in Mr. Kenton's room.
Frank
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From this reading Bart, Fenn, Ned and Frank were in the same grade, and their first morning period was taken up with a Latin recitation.
FRUITLESS
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got
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From this reading All four were doing some hard thinking as they got out their books in Mr. Kenton's room.
grade
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From this reading Bart, Fenn, Ned and Frank were in the same grade, and their first morning period was taken up with a Latin recitation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
hard
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From this reading All four were doing some hard thinking as they got out their books in Mr. Kenton's room.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt a certain responsibility, since he had proposed the joke.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bart Keene was the first of the four chums to make up his mind.
ignore
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From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bart, Fenn, Ned and Frank were in the same grade, and their first morning period was taken up with a Latin recitation.
joke
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From this reading He felt a certain responsibility, since he had proposed the joke.
Keene
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From this reading Bart Keene was the first of the four chums to make up his mind.
Kenton's
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From this reading All four were doing some hard thinking as they got out their books in Mr. Kenton's room.
Latin
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From this reading Bart, Fenn, Ned and Frank were in the same grade, and their first morning period was taken up with a Latin recitation.
make
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From this reading Bart Keene was the first of the four chums to make up his mind.
marched
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From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Bart Keene was the first of the four chums to make up his mind.
morning
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Mr
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From this reading All four were doing some hard thinking as they got out their books in Mr. Kenton's room.
much
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From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
Ned
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From this reading Bart, Fenn, Ned and Frank were in the same grade, and their first morning period was taken up with a Latin recitation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bart Keene was the first of the four chums to make up his mind.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
out
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From this reading All four were doing some hard thinking as they got out their books in Mr. Kenton's room.
period
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From this reading Bart, Fenn, Ned and Frank were in the same grade, and their first morning period was taken up with a Latin recitation.
principal
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From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
proposed
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From this reading He felt a certain responsibility, since he had proposed the joke.
pupils
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From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
recitation
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From this reading Bart, Fenn, Ned and Frank were in the same grade, and their first morning period was taken up with a Latin recitation.
responsibility
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From this reading He felt a certain responsibility, since he had proposed the joke.
room
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From this reading All four were doing some hard thinking as they got out their books in Mr. Kenton's room.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Bart, Fenn, Ned and Frank were in the same grade, and their first morning period was taken up with a Latin recitation.
SEARCH
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From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He felt a certain responsibility, since he had proposed the joke.
some
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From this reading All four were doing some hard thinking as they got out their books in Mr. Kenton's room.
taken
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From this reading Bart, Fenn, Ned and Frank were in the same grade, and their first morning period was taken up with a Latin recitation.
teachers
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From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
There
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From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
thinking
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From this reading All four were doing some hard thinking as they got out their books in Mr. Kenton's room.
thought
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From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
unusual
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From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
up
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From this reading Bart, Fenn, Ned and Frank were in the same grade, and their first morning period was taken up with a Latin recitation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bart, Fenn, Ned and Frank were in the same grade, and their first morning period was taken up with a Latin recitation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
whispering
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From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH There was much buzzing and whispering among the pupils as they marched to their classrooms--whispering which the teachers and principal thought best to ignore under the circumstances, for the morning announcement had been an unusual one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bart, Fenn, Ned and Frank were in the same grade, and their first morning period was taken up with a Latin recitation.
