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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 THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
announcement
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Snogger isn't a nice sort to have anything to do with."
astonishment
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Do you suppose they can be related?"
BEGINNINGnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Do you suppose they can be related?"
Charley
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From this reading "I'd hate to think that Charley Gamp was related to such a fellow," said Phil.
chums
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come to think of it, that man does look like the little newsboy," said Roger, slowly.
Dave's
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you suppose they can be related?"
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Come to think of it, that man does look like the little newsboy," said Roger, slowly.
fellow
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From this reading "I'd hate to think that Charley Gamp was related to such a fellow," said Phil.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
Gamp
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From this reading "I'd hate to think that Charley Gamp was related to such a fellow," said Phil.
GRAND
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
hate
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From this reading "I'd hate to think that Charley Gamp was related to such a fellow," said Phil.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Snogger isn't a nice sort to have anything to do with."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
HUNT
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
I'd
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From this reading "I'd hate to think that Charley Gamp was related to such a fellow," said Phil.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
isn't
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From this reading "Snogger isn't a nice sort to have anything to do with."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Come to think of it, that man does look like the little newsboy," said Roger, slowly.
like
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From this reading "Come to think of it, that man does look like the little newsboy," said Roger, slowly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come to think of it, that man does look like the little newsboy," said Roger, slowly.
man
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From this reading "Come to think of it, that man does look like the little newsboy," said Roger, slowly.
moment
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
newsboy
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From this reading "Come to think of it, that man does look like the little newsboy," said Roger, slowly.
nice
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From this reading "Snogger isn't a nice sort to have anything to do with."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
Phil
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From this reading "I'd hate to think that Charley Gamp was related to such a fellow," said Phil.
produced
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
related
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From this reading "Do you suppose they can be related?"
Roger
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From this reading "Come to think of it, that man does look like the little newsboy," said Roger, slowly.
said
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From this reading "Come to think of it, that man does look like the little newsboy," said Roger, slowly.
sensation
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
slowly
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From this reading "Come to think of it, that man does look like the little newsboy," said Roger, slowly.
Snogger
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From this reading "Snogger isn't a nice sort to have anything to do with."
sort
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From this reading "Snogger isn't a nice sort to have anything to do with."
stared
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I'd hate to think that Charley Gamp was related to such a fellow," said Phil.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Do you suppose they can be related?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Come to think of it, that man does look like the little newsboy," said Roger, slowly.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAND HUNT Dave's announcement produced a little sensation, and for the moment his chums stared at him in astonishment.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do you suppose they can be related?"
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come to think of it, that man does look like the little newsboy," said Roger, slowly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come to think of it, that man does look like the little newsboy," said Roger, slowly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'd hate to think that Charley Gamp was related to such a fellow," said Phil.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Snogger isn't a nice sort to have anything to do with."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you suppose they can be related?"