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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 NIGHT OF MISERY Bart's announcement brought looks of blank astonishment and dismay to the faces of his chums.
admitting
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From this reading The strain of keeping up the pace on a route he was not at all sure of, was harder than admitting the fact of being lost in the wilderness.
all
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From this reading The strain of keeping up the pace on a route he was not at all sure of, was harder than admitting the fact of being lost in the wilderness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A NIGHT OF MISERY Bart's announcement brought looks of blank astonishment and dismay to the faces of his chums.
announcement
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From this reading A NIGHT OF MISERY Bart's announcement brought looks of blank astonishment and dismay to the faces of his chums.
answered
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From this reading "No doubt of it, in my mind," answered Bart, and he laughed a little.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you sure we're lost?" asked Ned, slowly.
asked
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From this reading "Are you sure we're lost?" asked Ned, slowly.
astonishment
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From this reading A NIGHT OF MISERY Bart's announcement brought looks of blank astonishment and dismay to the faces of his chums.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The strain of keeping up the pace on a route he was not at all sure of, was harder than admitting the fact of being lost in the wilderness.
back
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From this reading They had so depended on him, that, to have him go back on them in this fashion, was a shock.
Bart
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From this reading "No doubt of it, in my mind," answered Bart, and he laughed a little.
Bart's
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From this reading A NIGHT OF MISERY Bart's announcement brought looks of blank astonishment and dismay to the faces of his chums.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The strain of keeping up the pace on a route he was not at all sure of, was harder than admitting the fact of being lost in the wilderness.
blank
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From this reading A NIGHT OF MISERY Bart's announcement brought looks of blank astonishment and dismay to the faces of his chums.
brought
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From this reading A NIGHT OF MISERY Bart's announcement brought looks of blank astonishment and dismay to the faces of his chums.
chums
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From this reading A NIGHT OF MISERY Bart's announcement brought looks of blank astonishment and dismay to the faces of his chums.
depended
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From this reading They had so depended on him, that, to have him go back on them in this fashion, was a shock.
dismay
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From this reading A NIGHT OF MISERY Bart's announcement brought looks of blank astonishment and dismay to the faces of his chums.
doubt
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From this reading "No doubt of it, in my mind," answered Bart, and he laughed a little.
faces
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From this reading A NIGHT OF MISERY Bart's announcement brought looks of blank astonishment and dismay to the faces of his chums.
fact
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From this reading The strain of keeping up the pace on a route he was not at all sure of, was harder than admitting the fact of being lost in the wilderness.
fashion
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From this reading They had so depended on him, that, to have him go back on them in this fashion, was a shock.
go
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From this reading They had so depended on him, that, to have him go back on them in this fashion, was a shock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had so depended on him, that, to have him go back on them in this fashion, was a shock.
harder
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From this reading The strain of keeping up the pace on a route he was not at all sure of, was harder than admitting the fact of being lost in the wilderness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They had so depended on him, that, to have him go back on them in this fashion, was a shock.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No doubt of it, in my mind," answered Bart, and he laughed a little.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had so depended on him, that, to have him go back on them in this fashion, was a shock.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A NIGHT OF MISERY Bart's announcement brought looks of blank astonishment and dismay to the faces of his chums.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had so depended on him, that, to have him go back on them in this fashion, was a shock.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No doubt of it, in my mind," answered Bart, and he laughed a little.
keeping
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From this reading The strain of keeping up the pace on a route he was not at all sure of, was harder than admitting the fact of being lost in the wilderness.
laughed
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From this reading "No doubt of it, in my mind," answered Bart, and he laughed a little.
little
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From this reading "No doubt of it, in my mind," answered Bart, and he laughed a little.
looks
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From this reading A NIGHT OF MISERY Bart's announcement brought looks of blank astonishment and dismay to the faces of his chums.
lost
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From this reading "Are you sure we're lost?" asked Ned, slowly.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "No doubt of it, in my mind," answered Bart, and he laughed a little.
MISERY
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From this reading A NIGHT OF MISERY Bart's announcement brought looks of blank astonishment and dismay to the faces of his chums.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No doubt of it, in my mind," answered Bart, and he laughed a little.
Ned
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From this reading "Are you sure we're lost?" asked Ned, slowly.
NIGHT
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From this reading A NIGHT OF MISERY Bart's announcement brought looks of blank astonishment and dismay to the faces of his chums.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No doubt of it, in my mind," answered Bart, and he laughed a little.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The strain of keeping up the pace on a route he was not at all sure of, was harder than admitting the fact of being lost in the wilderness.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NIGHT OF MISERY Bart's announcement brought looks of blank astonishment and dismay to the faces of his chums.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had so depended on him, that, to have him go back on them in this fashion, was a shock.
pace
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From this reading The strain of keeping up the pace on a route he was not at all sure of, was harder than admitting the fact of being lost in the wilderness.
route
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From this reading The strain of keeping up the pace on a route he was not at all sure of, was harder than admitting the fact of being lost in the wilderness.
shock
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From this reading They had so depended on him, that, to have him go back on them in this fashion, was a shock.
slowly
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From this reading "Are you sure we're lost?" asked Ned, slowly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They had so depended on him, that, to have him go back on them in this fashion, was a shock.
strain
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From this reading The strain of keeping up the pace on a route he was not at all sure of, was harder than admitting the fact of being lost in the wilderness.
sure
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From this reading "Are you sure we're lost?" asked Ned, slowly.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The strain of keeping up the pace on a route he was not at all sure of, was harder than admitting the fact of being lost in the wilderness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had so depended on him, that, to have him go back on them in this fashion, was a shock.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NIGHT OF MISERY Bart's announcement brought looks of blank astonishment and dismay to the faces of his chums.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had so depended on him, that, to have him go back on them in this fashion, was a shock.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had so depended on him, that, to have him go back on them in this fashion, was a shock.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They had so depended on him, that, to have him go back on them in this fashion, was a shock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NIGHT OF MISERY Bart's announcement brought looks of blank astonishment and dismay to the faces of his chums.
up
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From this reading The strain of keeping up the pace on a route he was not at all sure of, was harder than admitting the fact of being lost in the wilderness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had so depended on him, that, to have him go back on them in this fashion, was a shock.
we're
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From this reading "Are you sure we're lost?" asked Ned, slowly.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading The strain of keeping up the pace on a route he was not at all sure of, was harder than admitting the fact of being lost in the wilderness.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you sure we're lost?" asked Ned, slowly.
