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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 STRANGE COMMUNICATION The three boys had quite some sport going up the lake with Della Ford and her aunt as passengers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "We would be pleased to have you come up some evening and take dinner with us," said Della Ford, after consulting with the manager of the moving-picture company.
All
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From this reading "All right, we'll be up some time," answered Phil.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A STRANGE COMMUNICATION The three boys had quite some sport going up the lake with Della Ford and her aunt as passengers.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "All right, we'll be up some time," answered Phil.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A STRANGE COMMUNICATION The three boys had quite some sport going up the lake with Della Ford and her aunt as passengers.
aunt
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From this reading A STRANGE COMMUNICATION The three boys had quite some sport going up the lake with Della Ford and her aunt as passengers.
banjo
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From this reading "Come up and bring that boy with his banjo, and we'll have a lot of fun."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We would be pleased to have you come up some evening and take dinner with us," said Della Ford, after consulting with the manager of the moving-picture company.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
boy
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From this reading "Come up and bring that boy with his banjo, and we'll have a lot of fun."
boys
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From this reading A STRANGE COMMUNICATION The three boys had quite some sport going up the lake with Della Ford and her aunt as passengers.
bring
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From this reading "Come up and bring that boy with his banjo, and we'll have a lot of fun."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
chatting
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From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We would be pleased to have you come up some evening and take dinner with us," said Della Ford, after consulting with the manager of the moving-picture company.
COMMUNICATION
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From this reading A STRANGE COMMUNICATION The three boys had quite some sport going up the lake with Della Ford and her aunt as passengers.
company
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From this reading "We would be pleased to have you come up some evening and take dinner with us," said Della Ford, after consulting with the manager of the moving-picture company.
consulting
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From this reading "We would be pleased to have you come up some evening and take dinner with us," said Della Ford, after consulting with the manager of the moving-picture company.
Della
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From this reading A STRANGE COMMUNICATION The three boys had quite some sport going up the lake with Della Ford and her aunt as passengers.
dinner
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From this reading "We would be pleased to have you come up some evening and take dinner with us," said Della Ford, after consulting with the manager of the moving-picture company.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
easy
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From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
evening
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From this reading "We would be pleased to have you come up some evening and take dinner with us," said Della Ford, after consulting with the manager of the moving-picture company.
Ford
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From this reading A STRANGE COMMUNICATION The three boys had quite some sport going up the lake with Della Ford and her aunt as passengers.
fun
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From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
general
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From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
going
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From this reading A STRANGE COMMUNICATION The three boys had quite some sport going up the lake with Della Ford and her aunt as passengers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A STRANGE COMMUNICATION The three boys had quite some sport going up the lake with Della Ford and her aunt as passengers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We would be pleased to have you come up some evening and take dinner with us," said Della Ford, after consulting with the manager of the moving-picture company.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A STRANGE COMMUNICATION The three boys had quite some sport going up the lake with Della Ford and her aunt as passengers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Come up and bring that boy with his banjo, and we'll have a lot of fun."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
lake
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From this reading A STRANGE COMMUNICATION The three boys had quite some sport going up the lake with Della Ford and her aunt as passengers.
lot
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From this reading "Come up and bring that boy with his banjo, and we'll have a lot of fun."
manager
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From this reading "We would be pleased to have you come up some evening and take dinner with us," said Della Ford, after consulting with the manager of the moving-picture company.
Mirror
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From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
motor-boat
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From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
moving
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From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
moving-picture
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From this reading "We would be pleased to have you come up some evening and take dinner with us," said Della Ford, after consulting with the manager of the moving-picture company.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
particular
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From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
passengers
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From this reading A STRANGE COMMUNICATION The three boys had quite some sport going up the lake with Della Ford and her aunt as passengers.
Phil
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From this reading "All right, we'll be up some time," answered Phil.
pictures
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From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We would be pleased to have you come up some evening and take dinner with us," said Della Ford, after consulting with the manager of the moving-picture company.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A STRANGE COMMUNICATION The three boys had quite some sport going up the lake with Della Ford and her aunt as passengers.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All right, we'll be up some time," answered Phil.
said
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From this reading "We would be pleased to have you come up some evening and take dinner with us," said Della Ford, after consulting with the manager of the moving-picture company.
some
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From this reading A STRANGE COMMUNICATION The three boys had quite some sport going up the lake with Della Ford and her aunt as passengers.
spent
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From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
sport
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From this reading A STRANGE COMMUNICATION The three boys had quite some sport going up the lake with Della Ford and her aunt as passengers.
STRANGE
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From this reading A STRANGE COMMUNICATION The three boys had quite some sport going up the lake with Della Ford and her aunt as passengers.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Come up and bring that boy with his banjo, and we'll have a lot of fun."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STRANGE COMMUNICATION The three boys had quite some sport going up the lake with Della Ford and her aunt as passengers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
things
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From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
three
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From this reading A STRANGE COMMUNICATION The three boys had quite some sport going up the lake with Della Ford and her aunt as passengers.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
towed
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From this reading Being towed by the motor-boat, they had nothing to do but take it easy, and they spent the time in chatting of things in general, and of moving pictures and fun on Mirror Lake in particular.
up
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From this reading A STRANGE COMMUNICATION The three boys had quite some sport going up the lake with Della Ford and her aunt as passengers.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We would be pleased to have you come up some evening and take dinner with us," said Della Ford, after consulting with the manager of the moving-picture company.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We would be pleased to have you come up some evening and take dinner with us," said Della Ford, after consulting with the manager of the moving-picture company.
we'll
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From this reading "Come up and bring that boy with his banjo, and we'll have a lot of fun."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A STRANGE COMMUNICATION The three boys had quite some sport going up the lake with Della Ford and her aunt as passengers.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "We would be pleased to have you come up some evening and take dinner with us," said Della Ford, after consulting with the manager of the moving-picture company.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We would be pleased to have you come up some evening and take dinner with us," said Della Ford, after consulting with the manager of the moving-picture company.
