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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 PREPARING FOR A LONG TRIP "Whoop! hurrah!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.
away
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From this reading The carryall belonging to the school was moving away from the campus.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.
belonging
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From this reading The carryall belonging to the school was moving away from the campus.
came
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From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.
campus
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From this reading The carryall belonging to the school was moving away from the campus.
carryall
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From this reading The carryall belonging to the school was moving away from the campus.
cases
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From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.
dress-suit
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From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PREPARING FOR A LONG TRIP "Whoop! hurrah!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The carryall belonging to the school was moving away from the campus.
full
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From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.
go
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From this reading Off we go!
Good-by
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From this reading Good-by to Oak Hall!"
Hall
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From this reading Good-by to Oak Hall!"
hurrah
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From this reading PREPARING FOR A LONG TRIP "Whoop! hurrah!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.
loaded
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From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.
LONGnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PREPARING FOR A LONG TRIP "Whoop! hurrah!
moving
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From this reading The carryall belonging to the school was moving away from the campus.
Oak
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From this reading Good-by to Oak Hall!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.
Off
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From this reading Off we go!
PREPARING
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From this reading PREPARING FOR A LONG TRIP "Whoop! hurrah!
school
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From this reading The carryall belonging to the school was moving away from the campus.
students
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From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The carryall belonging to the school was moving away from the campus.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Good-by to Oak Hall!"
TRIP
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trunks
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From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.
two
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From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.
wagons
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From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The carryall belonging to the school was moving away from the campus.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Off we go!
Whoop
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From this reading PREPARING FOR A LONG TRIP "Whoop! hurrah!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.