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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 her we held a whispered conversation outside, and completed satisfactory arrangements for Yank's keep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CHALLENGE We went out to see Yank, with the full intention of spending the evening and cheering him up.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We sat around in the awkward fashion peculiar to very young boys in the sickroom; and then, to our vast relief, were shoved out by Senora Morena.
arrangements
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From this reading With her we held a whispered conversation outside, and completed satisfactory arrangements for Yank's keep.
awkward
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From this reading We sat around in the awkward fashion peculiar to very young boys in the sickroom; and then, to our vast relief, were shoved out by Senora Morena.
boys
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From this reading We sat around in the awkward fashion peculiar to very young boys in the sickroom; and then, to our vast relief, were shoved out by Senora Morena.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was dozing, restless, waking and sleeping by fits and starts.
CHALLENGE
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE We went out to see Yank, with the full intention of spending the evening and cheering him up.
cheering
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE We went out to see Yank, with the full intention of spending the evening and cheering him up.
chuckling
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From this reading She was a chuckling, easy-going, motherly sort of creature, and we were very lucky to have her.
completed
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From this reading With her we held a whispered conversation outside, and completed satisfactory arrangements for Yank's keep.
conversation
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From this reading With her we held a whispered conversation outside, and completed satisfactory arrangements for Yank's keep.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was a chuckling, easy-going, motherly sort of creature, and we were very lucky to have her.
dozing
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From this reading He was dozing, restless, waking and sleeping by fits and starts.
easy-going
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From this reading She was a chuckling, easy-going, motherly sort of creature, and we were very lucky to have her.
evening
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE We went out to see Yank, with the full intention of spending the evening and cheering him up.
fashion
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From this reading We sat around in the awkward fashion peculiar to very young boys in the sickroom; and then, to our vast relief, were shoved out by Senora Morena.
fits
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From this reading He was dozing, restless, waking and sleeping by fits and starts.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With her we held a whispered conversation outside, and completed satisfactory arrangements for Yank's keep.
full
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE We went out to see Yank, with the full intention of spending the evening and cheering him up.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was a chuckling, easy-going, motherly sort of creature, and we were very lucky to have her.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was dozing, restless, waking and sleeping by fits and starts.
held
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From this reading With her we held a whispered conversation outside, and completed satisfactory arrangements for Yank's keep.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With her we held a whispered conversation outside, and completed satisfactory arrangements for Yank's keep.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE CHALLENGE We went out to see Yank, with the full intention of spending the evening and cheering him up.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We sat around in the awkward fashion peculiar to very young boys in the sickroom; and then, to our vast relief, were shoved out by Senora Morena.
intention
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE We went out to see Yank, with the full intention of spending the evening and cheering him up.
keep
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From this reading With her we held a whispered conversation outside, and completed satisfactory arrangements for Yank's keep.
lucky
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From this reading She was a chuckling, easy-going, motherly sort of creature, and we were very lucky to have her.
Morena
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From this reading We sat around in the awkward fashion peculiar to very young boys in the sickroom; and then, to our vast relief, were shoved out by Senora Morena.
motherly
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From this reading She was a chuckling, easy-going, motherly sort of creature, and we were very lucky to have her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHALLENGE We went out to see Yank, with the full intention of spending the evening and cheering him up.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We sat around in the awkward fashion peculiar to very young boys in the sickroom; and then, to our vast relief, were shoved out by Senora Morena.
out
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE We went out to see Yank, with the full intention of spending the evening and cheering him up.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With her we held a whispered conversation outside, and completed satisfactory arrangements for Yank's keep.
peculiar
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From this reading We sat around in the awkward fashion peculiar to very young boys in the sickroom; and then, to our vast relief, were shoved out by Senora Morena.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading We sat around in the awkward fashion peculiar to very young boys in the sickroom; and then, to our vast relief, were shoved out by Senora Morena.
restless
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From this reading He was dozing, restless, waking and sleeping by fits and starts.
sat
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From this reading We sat around in the awkward fashion peculiar to very young boys in the sickroom; and then, to our vast relief, were shoved out by Senora Morena.
satisfactory
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From this reading With her we held a whispered conversation outside, and completed satisfactory arrangements for Yank's keep.
see
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE We went out to see Yank, with the full intention of spending the evening and cheering him up.
Senora
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From this reading We sat around in the awkward fashion peculiar to very young boys in the sickroom; and then, to our vast relief, were shoved out by Senora Morena.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a chuckling, easy-going, motherly sort of creature, and we were very lucky to have her.
shoved
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From this reading We sat around in the awkward fashion peculiar to very young boys in the sickroom; and then, to our vast relief, were shoved out by Senora Morena.
sickroom
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From this reading We sat around in the awkward fashion peculiar to very young boys in the sickroom; and then, to our vast relief, were shoved out by Senora Morena.
sleeping
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From this reading He was dozing, restless, waking and sleeping by fits and starts.
sort
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From this reading She was a chuckling, easy-going, motherly sort of creature, and we were very lucky to have her.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CHALLENGE We went out to see Yank, with the full intention of spending the evening and cheering him up.
starts
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From this reading He was dozing, restless, waking and sleeping by fits and starts.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHALLENGE We went out to see Yank, with the full intention of spending the evening and cheering him up.
then
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From this reading We sat around in the awkward fashion peculiar to very young boys in the sickroom; and then, to our vast relief, were shoved out by Senora Morena.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CHALLENGE We went out to see Yank, with the full intention of spending the evening and cheering him up.
up
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE We went out to see Yank, with the full intention of spending the evening and cheering him up.
vast
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From this reading We sat around in the awkward fashion peculiar to very young boys in the sickroom; and then, to our vast relief, were shoved out by Senora Morena.
very
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From this reading We sat around in the awkward fashion peculiar to very young boys in the sickroom; and then, to our vast relief, were shoved out by Senora Morena.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading He was dozing, restless, waking and sleeping by fits and starts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was dozing, restless, waking and sleeping by fits and starts.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE CHALLENGE We went out to see Yank, with the full intention of spending the evening and cheering him up.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CHALLENGE We went out to see Yank, with the full intention of spending the evening and cheering him up.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We sat around in the awkward fashion peculiar to very young boys in the sickroom; and then, to our vast relief, were shoved out by Senora Morena.
whispered
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From this reading With her we held a whispered conversation outside, and completed satisfactory arrangements for Yank's keep.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CHALLENGE We went out to see Yank, with the full intention of spending the evening and cheering him up.
Yank
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE We went out to see Yank, with the full intention of spending the evening and cheering him up.
Yank's
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From this reading With her we held a whispered conversation outside, and completed satisfactory arrangements for Yank's keep.
young
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From this reading We sat around in the awkward fashion peculiar to very young boys in the sickroom; and then, to our vast relief, were shoved out by Senora Morena.
