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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 Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.
acquired
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From this reading The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.
affords
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From this reading The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.
astonishes
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From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.
bold
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boy
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From this reading A clean, wholesome story every boy should read.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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camp
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From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.
Campfires
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From this reading The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.
camping
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From this reading The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.
Chenowith
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clean
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From this reading A clean, wholesome story every boy should read.
Elmer
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enclosed
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equal
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A clean, wholesome story every boy should read.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.
experience
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From this reading The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.
face
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familiarity
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From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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italics
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knowledge
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From this reading The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.
lad
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From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.
northwest
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From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.
opportunities
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From this reading The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.
Patrol
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practical
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read
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From this reading A clean, wholesome story every boy should read.
recently
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scouts
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From this reading The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A clean, wholesome story every boy should read.
signs
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splendid
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story
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From this reading A clean, wholesome story every boy should read.
Text
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.
underscores
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use
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From this reading The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.
way
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From this reading The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.
wholesome
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From this reading A clean, wholesome story every boy should read.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.
Wolf
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From this reading The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.
woods
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From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.