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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 With its cars groaning under the great loads of green which it brought, it came to a halt on the dock.
all
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From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Johnny, with an eye out for trouble, was everywhere.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
ants
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From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the dock at Porte Zelaya, the task of loading bananas was at last progressing.
away
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From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
bananas
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From this reading On the dock at Porte Zelaya, the task of loading bananas was at last progressing.
barefooted
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From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With its cars groaning under the great loads of green which it brought, it came to a halt on the dock.
came
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From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
carefully
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From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
Caribs
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From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
cars
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From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
day
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From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
dock
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From this reading On the dock at Porte Zelaya, the task of loading bananas was at last progressing.
down
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From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
engine
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From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
entertained
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From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
everywhere
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From this reading Johnny, with an eye out for trouble, was everywhere.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
eye
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From this reading Johnny, with an eye out for trouble, was everywhere.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Johnny, with an eye out for trouble, was everywhere.
forenoon
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From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
fruit
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From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
gauge
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From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With its cars groaning under the great loads of green which it brought, it came to a halt on the dock.
green
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From this reading With its cars groaning under the great loads of green which it brought, it came to a halt on the dock.
groaning
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From this reading With its cars groaning under the great loads of green which it brought, it came to a halt on the dock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
halt
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From this reading With its cars groaning under the great loads of green which it brought, it came to a halt on the dock.
hand
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From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
hold
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From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
imitation
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From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
intervals
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From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With its cars groaning under the great loads of green which it brought, it came to a halt on the dock.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
Johnny
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From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the dock at Porte Zelaya, the task of loading bananas was at last progressing.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
loading
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From this reading On the dock at Porte Zelaya, the task of loading bananas was at last progressing.
loads
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From this reading With its cars groaning under the great loads of green which it brought, it came to a halt on the dock.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
narrow
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From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the dock at Porte Zelaya, the task of loading bananas was at last progressing.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the dock at Porte Zelaya, the task of loading bananas was at last progressing.
out
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From this reading Johnny, with an eye out for trouble, was everywhere.
pass
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From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
perspiring
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From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
Porte
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From this reading On the dock at Porte Zelaya, the task of loading bananas was at last progressing.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
previous
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From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
progressing
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From this reading On the dock at Porte Zelaya, the task of loading bananas was at last progressing.
puffing
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From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
rattling
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From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
regular
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From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
seized
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From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
store
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From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
string
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From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
task
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From this reading On the dock at Porte Zelaya, the task of loading bananas was at last progressing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the dock at Porte Zelaya, the task of loading bananas was at last progressing.
There
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From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With its cars groaning under the great loads of green which it brought, it came to a halt on the dock.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
trouble
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From this reading Johnny, with an eye out for trouble, was everywhere.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading With its cars groaning under the great loads of green which it brought, it came to a halt on the dock.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There, in exact imitation of the ants that had entertained Johnny on the previous day, the barefooted, perspiring Caribs seized upon the precious fruit, to pass it from hand to hand and store it carefully away in the hold of the ship.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the dock at Porte Zelaya, the task of loading bananas was at last progressing.
well
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From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With its cars groaning under the great loads of green which it brought, it came to a halt on the dock.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At regular intervals all that long forenoon and well into the day, the little engine with its string of cars came puffing and rattling down the narrow gauge track.
Zelaya
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From this reading On the dock at Porte Zelaya, the task of loading bananas was at last progressing.
