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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 "Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting over a little, and acting as witness at a little business ceremony that Phil and myself want to carry through?"
acting
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From this reading "Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting over a little, and acting as witness at a little business ceremony that Phil and myself want to carry through?"
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "GOOD NIGHT again, colonel," said Elmer, thinking to start for home once more.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, are you there, my boy?" said the old gentleman, turning around.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting over a little, and acting as witness at a little business ceremony that Phil and myself want to carry through?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah, are you there, my boy?" said the old gentleman, turning around.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Ah, are you there, my boy?" said the old gentleman, turning around.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting over a little, and acting as witness at a little business ceremony that Phil and myself want to carry through?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting over a little, and acting as witness at a little business ceremony that Phil and myself want to carry through?"
BATS
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From this reading READY FOR THE BATTLE OF THE BATS.
BATTLE
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From this reading READY FOR THE BATTLE OF THE BATS.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
boy
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From this reading "Ah, are you there, my boy?" said the old gentleman, turning around.
business
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From this reading "Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting over a little, and acting as witness at a little business ceremony that Phil and myself want to carry through?"
carry
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From this reading "Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting over a little, and acting as witness at a little business ceremony that Phil and myself want to carry through?"
ceremony
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From this reading "Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting over a little, and acting as witness at a little business ceremony that Phil and myself want to carry through?"
Certainly
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From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
colonel
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From this reading "GOOD NIGHT again, colonel," said Elmer, thinking to start for home once more.
eleven
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From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
Elmer
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From this reading "GOOD NIGHT again, colonel," said Elmer, thinking to start for home once more.
father
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From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading READY FOR THE BATTLE OF THE BATS.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Ah, are you there, my boy?" said the old gentleman, turning around.
getting
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From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "GOOD NIGHT again, colonel," said Elmer, thinking to start for home once more.
home
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From this reading "GOOD NIGHT again, colonel," said Elmer, thinking to start for home once more.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
late
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From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
leave
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From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting over a little, and acting as witness at a little business ceremony that Phil and myself want to carry through?"
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting over a little, and acting as witness at a little business ceremony that Phil and myself want to carry through?"
more
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From this reading "GOOD NIGHT again, colonel," said Elmer, thinking to start for home once more.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Ah, are you there, my boy?" said the old gentleman, turning around.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting over a little, and acting as witness at a little business ceremony that Phil and myself want to carry through?"
NIGHT
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From this reading "GOOD NIGHT again, colonel," said Elmer, thinking to start for home once more.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading READY FOR THE BATTLE OF THE BATS.
old
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From this reading "Ah, are you there, my boy?" said the old gentleman, turning around.
once
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From this reading "GOOD NIGHT again, colonel," said Elmer, thinking to start for home once more.
only
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From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
out
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From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting over a little, and acting as witness at a little business ceremony that Phil and myself want to carry through?"
perhaps
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From this reading "Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting over a little, and acting as witness at a little business ceremony that Phil and myself want to carry through?"
Phil
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From this reading "Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting over a little, and acting as witness at a little business ceremony that Phil and myself want to carry through?"
promised
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From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
READY
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From this reading READY FOR THE BATTLE OF THE BATS.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
said
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From this reading "GOOD NIGHT again, colonel," said Elmer, thinking to start for home once more.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
sir
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From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "GOOD NIGHT again, colonel," said Elmer, thinking to start for home once more.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting over a little, and acting as witness at a little business ceremony that Phil and myself want to carry through?"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading READY FOR THE BATTLE OF THE BATS.
there
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From this reading "Ah, are you there, my boy?" said the old gentleman, turning around.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "GOOD NIGHT again, colonel," said Elmer, thinking to start for home once more.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting over a little, and acting as witness at a little business ceremony that Phil and myself want to carry through?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "GOOD NIGHT again, colonel," said Elmer, thinking to start for home once more.
turning
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From this reading "Ah, are you there, my boy?" said the old gentleman, turning around.
very
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From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
waiting
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From this reading "Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting over a little, and acting as witness at a little business ceremony that Phil and myself want to carry through?"
want
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From this reading "Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting over a little, and acting as witness at a little business ceremony that Phil and myself want to carry through?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
Well
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From this reading "Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting over a little, and acting as witness at a little business ceremony that Phil and myself want to carry through?"
wheel
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From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Certainly not, sir," replied the boy; "only I was thinking that, since my wheel is out of the running, I will be very late in getting home, and I promised father to leave at eleven, you know."
witness
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From this reading "Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting over a little, and acting as witness at a little business ceremony that Phil and myself want to carry through?"
wouldn't
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From this reading "Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting over a little, and acting as witness at a little business ceremony that Phil and myself want to carry through?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, are you there, my boy?" said the old gentleman, turning around.
