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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 "LET Adam Limburger have a try, fellows!"
Adam
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From this reading "LET Adam Limburger have a try, fellows!"
blease
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From this reading "Mine gootness gracious, poys, oxcuse me, if you blease.
boys
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From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
chance
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From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
dive
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From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
fellows
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From this reading "LET Adam Limburger have a try, fellows!"
give
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From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
gootness
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From this reading "Mine gootness gracious, poys, oxcuse me, if you blease.
gracious
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From this reading "Mine gootness gracious, poys, oxcuse me, if you blease.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "LET Adam Limburger have a try, fellows!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
high
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From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Mine gootness gracious, poys, oxcuse me, if you blease.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
just
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From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"
LANDY
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From this reading SURPRISING LANDY.
LETauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "LET Adam Limburger have a try, fellows!"
Limburger
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From this reading "LET Adam Limburger have a try, fellows!"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mine gootness gracious, poys, oxcuse me, if you blease.
MinepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Mine gootness gracious, poys, oxcuse me, if you blease.
new
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From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
oxcuse
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From this reading "Mine gootness gracious, poys, oxcuse me, if you blease.
poys
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From this reading "Mine gootness gracious, poys, oxcuse me, if you blease.
scout
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From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
show
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From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
SURPRISING
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From this reading SURPRISING LANDY.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"
tenderfoot
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From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
That's
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From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
ticket
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From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
try
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From this reading "LET Adam Limburger have a try, fellows!"
watch
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From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"
water
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From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"