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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 BOY HUNTERS AND A BEAR The boys stopped to get dinner and then hurried back to the cabin with all possible speed.
all
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From this reading THE BOY HUNTERS AND A BEAR The boys stopped to get dinner and then hurried back to the cabin with all possible speed.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "This has been a long tramp for nothing," was Giant's comment, as they trudged along.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BOY HUNTERS AND A BEAR The boys stopped to get dinner and then hurried back to the cabin with all possible speed.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I don't think so!" answered Whopper.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "This has been a long tramp for nothing," was Giant's comment, as they trudged along.
back
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From this reading THE BOY HUNTERS AND A BEAR The boys stopped to get dinner and then hurried back to the cabin with all possible speed.
BEAR
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From this reading THE BOY HUNTERS AND A BEAR The boys stopped to get dinner and then hurried back to the cabin with all possible speed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "This has been a long tramp for nothing," was Giant's comment, as they trudged along.
BOY
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From this reading THE BOY HUNTERS AND A BEAR The boys stopped to get dinner and then hurried back to the cabin with all possible speed.
boys
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From this reading THE BOY HUNTERS AND A BEAR The boys stopped to get dinner and then hurried back to the cabin with all possible speed.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
cabin
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From this reading THE BOY HUNTERS AND A BEAR The boys stopped to get dinner and then hurried back to the cabin with all possible speed.
came
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From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
chanced
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From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
comment
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From this reading "This has been a long tramp for nothing," was Giant's comment, as they trudged along.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
deal
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From this reading "I think we have learned a good deal."
dinner
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From this reading THE BOY HUNTERS AND A BEAR The boys stopped to get dinner and then hurried back to the cabin with all possible speed.
don't
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From this reading "Oh, I don't think so!" answered Whopper.
down
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From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
ducks
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From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
end
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From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "This has been a long tramp for nothing," was Giant's comment, as they trudged along.
four
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From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
game
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From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
get
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From this reading THE BOY HUNTERS AND A BEAR The boys stopped to get dinner and then hurried back to the cabin with all possible speed.
Giant's
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From this reading "This has been a long tramp for nothing," was Giant's comment, as they trudged along.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think we have learned a good deal."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This has been a long tramp for nothing," was Giant's comment, as they trudged along.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I think we have learned a good deal."
HUNTERS
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From this reading THE BOY HUNTERS AND A BEAR The boys stopped to get dinner and then hurried back to the cabin with all possible speed.
hurried
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From this reading THE BOY HUNTERS AND A BEAR The boys stopped to get dinner and then hurried back to the cabin with all possible speed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I don't think so!" answered Whopper.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
lake
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From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
learned
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From this reading "I think we have learned a good deal."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This has been a long tramp for nothing," was Giant's comment, as they trudged along.
near
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From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "This has been a long tramp for nothing," was Giant's comment, as they trudged along.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, I don't think so!" answered Whopper.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
possible
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From this reading THE BOY HUNTERS AND A BEAR The boys stopped to get dinner and then hurried back to the cabin with all possible speed.
quail
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From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
rabbits
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From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
resist
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From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
several
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From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
shoot
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From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
show
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From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, I don't think so!" answered Whopper.
speed
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From this reading THE BOY HUNTERS AND A BEAR The boys stopped to get dinner and then hurried back to the cabin with all possible speed.
squirrel
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From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BOY HUNTERS AND A BEAR The boys stopped to get dinner and then hurried back to the cabin with all possible speed.
temptation
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From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOY HUNTERS AND A BEAR The boys stopped to get dinner and then hurried back to the cabin with all possible speed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
then
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From this reading THE BOY HUNTERS AND A BEAR The boys stopped to get dinner and then hurried back to the cabin with all possible speed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This has been a long tramp for nothing," was Giant's comment, as they trudged along.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I don't think so!" answered Whopper.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This has been a long tramp for nothing," was Giant's comment, as they trudged along.
thus
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From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BOY HUNTERS AND A BEAR The boys stopped to get dinner and then hurried back to the cabin with all possible speed.
tramp
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From this reading "This has been a long tramp for nothing," was Giant's comment, as they trudged along.
trudged
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From this reading "This has been a long tramp for nothing," was Giant's comment, as they trudged along.
two
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From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This has been a long tramp for nothing," was Giant's comment, as they trudged along.
way
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From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I think we have learned a good deal."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
Whopper
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From this reading "Oh, I don't think so!" answered Whopper.
wild
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From this reading On the way back they could not resist the temptation to shoot what game came in their way and thus brought down several rabbits, a squirrel, four quail, and two wild ducks that chanced to show themselves near the end of the lake.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BOY HUNTERS AND A BEAR The boys stopped to get dinner and then hurried back to the cabin with all possible speed.
