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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 MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
acknowledge
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From this reading Chub examined it with interest and had to acknowledge that it was pretty nearly as big as his own famous fish.
ALARM
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No,” answered the doctor, “we didn’t.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Look here at this one, Chub!” called the doctor, proudly, as he held one of his trophies up by its tail.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You didn’t get so very many, though, did you?” he asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
big
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From this reading Chub examined it with interest and had to acknowledge that it was pretty nearly as big as his own famous fish.
blue
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
busy
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Look here at this one, Chub!” called the doctor, proudly, as he held one of his trophies up by its tail.
called
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From this reading “Look here at this one, Chub!” called the doctor, proudly, as he held one of his trophies up by its tail.
camp
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
Chub
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From this reading “Look here at this one, Chub!” called the doctor, proudly, as he held one of his trophies up by its tail.
cleaning
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
Dick
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You didn’t get so very many, though, did you?” he asked.
didn't
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From this reading “You didn’t get so very many, though, did you?” he asked.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here at this one, Chub!” called the doctor, proudly, as he held one of his trophies up by its tail.
Dr
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
edge
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
Emery
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
examined
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From this reading Chub examined it with interest and had to acknowledge that it was pretty nearly as big as his own famous fish.
famous
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From this reading Chub examined it with interest and had to acknowledge that it was pretty nearly as big as his own famous fish.
fire
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
fish
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
flannel
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
get
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From this reading “You didn’t get so very many, though, did you?” he asked.
gray
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chub examined it with interest and had to acknowledge that it was pretty nearly as big as his own famous fish.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Look here at this one, Chub!” called the doctor, proudly, as he held one of his trophies up by its tail.
held
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From this reading “Look here at this one, Chub!” called the doctor, proudly, as he held one of his trophies up by its tail.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here at this one, Chub!” called the doctor, proudly, as he held one of his trophies up by its tail.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Look here at this one, Chub!” called the doctor, proudly, as he held one of his trophies up by its tail.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
interest
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From this reading Chub examined it with interest and had to acknowledge that it was pretty nearly as big as his own famous fish.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Chub examined it with interest and had to acknowledge that it was pretty nearly as big as his own famous fish.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Look here at this one, Chub!” called the doctor, proudly, as he held one of his trophies up by its tail.
knicker-bockers
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here at this one, Chub!” called the doctor, proudly, as he held one of his trophies up by its tail.
many
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From this reading “You didn’t get so very many, though, did you?” he asked.
MIDNIGHT
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
nearly
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From this reading Chub examined it with interest and had to acknowledge that it was pretty nearly as big as his own famous fish.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” answered the doctor, “we didn’t.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
old
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Look here at this one, Chub!” called the doctor, proudly, as he held one of his trophies up by its tail.
own
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From this reading Chub examined it with interest and had to acknowledge that it was pretty nearly as big as his own famous fish.
pair
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
Poke
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
pretty
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From this reading Chub examined it with interest and had to acknowledge that it was pretty nearly as big as his own famous fish.
proudly
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From this reading “Look here at this one, Chub!” called the doctor, proudly, as he held one of his trophies up by its tail.
reached
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
Roy
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
shirt
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
Slow
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You didn’t get so very many, though, did you?” he asked.
stone
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
tail
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From this reading “Look here at this one, Chub!” called the doctor, proudly, as he held one of his trophies up by its tail.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Chub examined it with interest and had to acknowledge that it was pretty nearly as big as his own famous fish.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Look here at this one, Chub!” called the doctor, proudly, as he held one of his trophies up by its tail.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “You didn’t get so very many, though, did you?” he asked.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chub examined it with interest and had to acknowledge that it was pretty nearly as big as his own famous fish.
trophies
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From this reading “Look here at this one, Chub!” called the doctor, proudly, as he held one of his trophies up by its tail.
up
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From this reading “Look here at this one, Chub!” called the doctor, proudly, as he held one of his trophies up by its tail.
very
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From this reading “You didn’t get so very many, though, did you?” he asked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
water
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “No,” answered the doctor, “we didn’t.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ALARM When they reached camp and the _Slow Poke_, Dick and Roy were busy about the fire, while Dr. Emery, in a pair of old gray knicker-bockers and a blue flannel shirt, was cleaning fish on a stone at the edge of the water.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Chub examined it with interest and had to acknowledge that it was pretty nearly as big as his own famous fish.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You didn’t get so very many, though, did you?” he asked.
