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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 A SURPRISE--GOOD-BYE After that two days went by without anything unusual happening.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A SURPRISE--GOOD-BYE After that two days went by without anything unusual happening.
also
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The boys enjoyed every minute of the time, and with the bear scare at an end, they went hunting and fishing to their hearts' content.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boys enjoyed every minute of the time, and with the bear scare at an end, they went hunting and fishing to their hearts' content.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading A SURPRISE--GOOD-BYE After that two days went by without anything unusual happening.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But as we have had a glorious time I suppose we ought not to complain."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boys enjoyed every minute of the time, and with the bear scare at an end, they went hunting and fishing to their hearts' content.
bad
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From this reading "It is too bad that our outing must soon come to an end," said the leader of the Gun Club.
bear
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From this reading The boys enjoyed every minute of the time, and with the bear scare at an end, they went hunting and fishing to their hearts' content.
beautiful
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
boys
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From this reading The boys enjoyed every minute of the time, and with the bear scare at an end, they went hunting and fishing to their hearts' content.
brook
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But as we have had a glorious time I suppose we ought not to complain."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A SURPRISE--GOOD-BYE After that two days went by without anything unusual happening.
caught
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
Club
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From this reading "It is too bad that our outing must soon come to an end," said the leader of the Gun Club.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is too bad that our outing must soon come to an end," said the leader of the Gun Club.
complain
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From this reading "But as we have had a glorious time I suppose we ought not to complain."
content
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From this reading The boys enjoyed every minute of the time, and with the bear scare at an end, they went hunting and fishing to their hearts' content.
days
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From this reading A SURPRISE--GOOD-BYE After that two days went by without anything unusual happening.
dozen
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
end
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From this reading The boys enjoyed every minute of the time, and with the bear scare at an end, they went hunting and fishing to their hearts' content.
enjoyed
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From this reading The boys enjoyed every minute of the time, and with the bear scare at an end, they went hunting and fishing to their hearts' content.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The boys enjoyed every minute of the time, and with the bear scare at an end, they went hunting and fishing to their hearts' content.
fish
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
fishing
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From this reading The boys enjoyed every minute of the time, and with the bear scare at an end, they went hunting and fishing to their hearts' content.
Giant
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
glorious
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From this reading "But as we have had a glorious time I suppose we ought not to complain."
GOOD-BYE
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From this reading A SURPRISE--GOOD-BYE After that two days went by without anything unusual happening.
Gun
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From this reading "It is too bad that our outing must soon come to an end," said the leader of the Gun Club.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "But as we have had a glorious time I suppose we ought not to complain."
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
happening
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From this reading A SURPRISE--GOOD-BYE After that two days went by without anything unusual happening.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But as we have had a glorious time I suppose we ought not to complain."
hearts
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From this reading The boys enjoyed every minute of the time, and with the bear scare at an end, they went hunting and fishing to their hearts' content.
hunting
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From this reading The boys enjoyed every minute of the time, and with the bear scare at an end, they went hunting and fishing to their hearts' content.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But as we have had a glorious time I suppose we ought not to complain."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is too bad that our outing must soon come to an end," said the leader of the Gun Club.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is too bad that our outing must soon come to an end," said the leader of the Gun Club.
laid
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
large
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
leader
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From this reading "It is too bad that our outing must soon come to an end," said the leader of the Gun Club.
low
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
mess
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
mink
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
minute
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From this reading The boys enjoyed every minute of the time, and with the bear scare at an end, they went hunting and fishing to their hearts' content.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It is too bad that our outing must soon come to an end," said the leader of the Gun Club.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But as we have had a glorious time I suppose we ought not to complain."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boys enjoyed every minute of the time, and with the bear scare at an end, they went hunting and fishing to their hearts' content.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "But as we have had a glorious time I suppose we ought not to complain."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It is too bad that our outing must soon come to an end," said the leader of the Gun Club.
outing
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From this reading "It is too bad that our outing must soon come to an end," said the leader of the Gun Club.
proud
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
rabbits
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
said
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From this reading "It is too bad that our outing must soon come to an end," said the leader of the Gun Club.
scare
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From this reading The boys enjoyed every minute of the time, and with the bear scare at an end, they went hunting and fishing to their hearts' content.
Shep
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
sixteen
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
small
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
Snap
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
some
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
soon
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From this reading "It is too bad that our outing must soon come to an end," said the leader of the Gun Club.
squirrels
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "But as we have had a glorious time I suppose we ought not to complain."
SURPRISE
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From this reading A SURPRISE--GOOD-BYE After that two days went by without anything unusual happening.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A SURPRISE--GOOD-BYE After that two days went by without anything unusual happening.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boys enjoyed every minute of the time, and with the bear scare at an end, they went hunting and fishing to their hearts' content.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boys enjoyed every minute of the time, and with the bear scare at an end, they went hunting and fishing to their hearts' content.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boys enjoyed every minute of the time, and with the bear scare at an end, they went hunting and fishing to their hearts' content.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys enjoyed every minute of the time, and with the bear scare at an end, they went hunting and fishing to their hearts' content.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boys enjoyed every minute of the time, and with the bear scare at an end, they went hunting and fishing to their hearts' content.
too
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From this reading "It is too bad that our outing must soon come to an end," said the leader of the Gun Club.
two
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From this reading A SURPRISE--GOOD-BYE After that two days went by without anything unusual happening.
unusual
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From this reading A SURPRISE--GOOD-BYE After that two days went by without anything unusual happening.
very
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But as we have had a glorious time I suppose we ought not to complain."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SURPRISE--GOOD-BYE After that two days went by without anything unusual happening.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
Whopper
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From this reading Giant and Whopper caught a mess of sixteen fish, large and small, and Shep and Snap laid low half a dozen rabbits, some squirrels, and also a beautiful brook mink of which they were very proud.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boys enjoyed every minute of the time, and with the bear scare at an end, they went hunting and fishing to their hearts' content.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A SURPRISE--GOOD-BYE After that two days went by without anything unusual happening.
