used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "They all think, fellows, that the Beaver Patrol can't do it!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, it's only a measly little twenty-five miles per day, and what d'ye think?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Sure Seth, and what's that to a husky lot of Boy Scouts, who've been through the mill, and wear merit badges all around?
badgesnounUS /ˈbædʒɪz/
plural of “badge” — an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
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BeavernounUS /ˈbiːvər/
the soft brown fur of the beaver
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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a youthful male person
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "We'll show 'em how we've climbed up out of the tenderfoot class; hey, boys?"
can't
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a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading "We'll show 'em how we've climbed up out of the tenderfoot class; hey, boys?"
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
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d'ye
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Why, it's only a measly little twenty-five miles per day, and what d'ye think?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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a quad with a square body
From this reading "We'll show 'em how we've climbed up out of the tenderfoot class; hey, boys?"
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
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hey
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how
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huskyadjectiveUS /ˈhʌski/
muscular and heavily built
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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it's
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and nothing more
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Why, it's only a measly little twenty-five miles per day, and what d'ye think?"
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
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measlyadjectiveUS /ˈmiːzli/
contemptibly small in amount
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meritnounUS /ˈmerət/
any admirable quality or attribute
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plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
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millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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and nothing more
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belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Just watch our smoke, that's all.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
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PatrolnounUS /pəˈtroʊl/
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
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for each
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ScoutsnounUS /skaʊts/
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
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SethnounUS /seθ/
(Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
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give an exhibition of to an interested audience
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a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading "Just watch our smoke, that's all.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
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tenderfootnoun
an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living)
From this reading "We'll show 'em how we've climbed up out of the tenderfoot class; hey, boys?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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that's
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They all think, fellows, that the Beaver Patrol can't do it!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
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from one end or side of something to the other
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sure Seth, and what's that to a husky lot of Boy Scouts, who've been through the mill, and wear merit badges all around?
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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look attentively
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We'll
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we've
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be dressed in
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used to ask for information about something
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what's
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who've
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the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
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