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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 In fact, there hadn't yet been a rainy day since the scouts reached the Park.
alreadynounUS /ˈalready/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had already cooked Tom's breakfast, and Tom was over at the camp, helping the hikers to get theirs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had already cooked Tom's breakfast, and Tom was over at the camp, helping the hikers to get theirs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Promptly at seven, Joe was at the Ranger's cabin.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The sun had long been up, and the day was clear and perfect.
breakfast
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From this reading He had already cooked Tom's breakfast, and Tom was over at the camp, helping the hikers to get theirs.
bring
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From this reading But Mills had told Joe to bring his rubber poncho, so he had it with him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mills had told Joe to bring his rubber poncho, so he had it with him.
cabin
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From this reading Promptly at seven, Joe was at the Ranger's cabin.
camp
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From this reading He had already cooked Tom's breakfast, and Tom was over at the camp, helping the hikers to get theirs.
clear
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From this reading The sun had long been up, and the day was clear and perfect.
cooked
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From this reading He had already cooked Tom's breakfast, and Tom was over at the camp, helping the hikers to get theirs.
day
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From this reading The sun had long been up, and the day was clear and perfect.
fact
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From this reading In fact, there hadn't yet been a rainy day since the scouts reached the Park.
get
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From this reading He had already cooked Tom's breakfast, and Tom was over at the camp, helping the hikers to get theirs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had already cooked Tom's breakfast, and Tom was over at the camp, helping the hikers to get theirs.
hadn't
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From this reading In fact, there hadn't yet been a rainy day since the scouts reached the Park.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had already cooked Tom's breakfast, and Tom was over at the camp, helping the hikers to get theirs.
helping
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From this reading He had already cooked Tom's breakfast, and Tom was over at the camp, helping the hikers to get theirs.
hikers
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From this reading He had already cooked Tom's breakfast, and Tom was over at the camp, helping the hikers to get theirs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Mills had told Joe to bring his rubber poncho, so he had it with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Mills had told Joe to bring his rubber poncho, so he had it with him.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, there hadn't yet been a rainy day since the scouts reached the Park.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Mills had told Joe to bring his rubber poncho, so he had it with him.
Joe
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From this reading Promptly at seven, Joe was at the Ranger's cabin.
long
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From this reading The sun had long been up, and the day was clear and perfect.
Mills
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From this reading But Mills had told Joe to bring his rubber poncho, so he had it with him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had already cooked Tom's breakfast, and Tom was over at the camp, helping the hikers to get theirs.
Park
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From this reading In fact, there hadn't yet been a rainy day since the scouts reached the Park.
perfect
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From this reading The sun had long been up, and the day was clear and perfect.
poncho
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From this reading But Mills had told Joe to bring his rubber poncho, so he had it with him.
Promptly
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From this reading Promptly at seven, Joe was at the Ranger's cabin.
rainy
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From this reading In fact, there hadn't yet been a rainy day since the scouts reached the Park.
Ranger's
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From this reading Promptly at seven, Joe was at the Ranger's cabin.
reached
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From this reading In fact, there hadn't yet been a rainy day since the scouts reached the Park.
rubber
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From this reading But Mills had told Joe to bring his rubber poncho, so he had it with him.
scouts
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From this reading In fact, there hadn't yet been a rainy day since the scouts reached the Park.
seven
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From this reading Promptly at seven, Joe was at the Ranger's cabin.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading In fact, there hadn't yet been a rainy day since the scouts reached the Park.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But Mills had told Joe to bring his rubber poncho, so he had it with him.
sun
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From this reading The sun had long been up, and the day was clear and perfect.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Promptly at seven, Joe was at the Ranger's cabin.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading He had already cooked Tom's breakfast, and Tom was over at the camp, helping the hikers to get theirs.
there
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From this reading In fact, there hadn't yet been a rainy day since the scouts reached the Park.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had already cooked Tom's breakfast, and Tom was over at the camp, helping the hikers to get theirs.
told
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From this reading But Mills had told Joe to bring his rubber poncho, so he had it with him.
Tom
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From this reading He had already cooked Tom's breakfast, and Tom was over at the camp, helping the hikers to get theirs.
Tom's
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From this reading He had already cooked Tom's breakfast, and Tom was over at the camp, helping the hikers to get theirs.
up
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From this reading The sun had long been up, and the day was clear and perfect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Promptly at seven, Joe was at the Ranger's cabin.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Mills had told Joe to bring his rubber poncho, so he had it with him.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading In fact, there hadn't yet been a rainy day since the scouts reached the Park.
