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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 SAND CLUB Life at Seacote soon settled down to its groove, and it was a very pleasant groove.
all
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From this reading Bathing every day in the crashing breakers, digging in the sand, building beach fires, talking to the old fishermen, were all delightful pursuits.
always
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From this reading There was always plenty of fun to be had.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SAND CLUB Life at Seacote soon settled down to its groove, and it was a very pleasant groove.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SAND CLUB Life at Seacote soon settled down to its groove, and it was a very pleasant groove.
basket
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From this reading And then there were long motor rides inland, basket picnics in pine groves, and excursions to nearby watering-places.
Bathing
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From this reading Bathing every day in the crashing breakers, digging in the sand, building beach fires, talking to the old fishermen, were all delightful pursuits.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was always plenty of fun to be had.
beach
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From this reading Bathing every day in the crashing breakers, digging in the sand, building beach fires, talking to the old fishermen, were all delightful pursuits.
became
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From this reading The Craig boys turned out to be jolly playfellows, and they and the Maynards became inseparable chums.
boys
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From this reading The Craig boys turned out to be jolly playfellows, and they and the Maynards became inseparable chums.
breakers
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From this reading Bathing every day in the crashing breakers, digging in the sand, building beach fires, talking to the old fishermen, were all delightful pursuits.
building
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From this reading Bathing every day in the crashing breakers, digging in the sand, building beach fires, talking to the old fishermen, were all delightful pursuits.
chums
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From this reading The Craig boys turned out to be jolly playfellows, and they and the Maynards became inseparable chums.
CLUB
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From this reading THE SAND CLUB Life at Seacote soon settled down to its groove, and it was a very pleasant groove.
Craig
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From this reading The Craig boys turned out to be jolly playfellows, and they and the Maynards became inseparable chums.
crashing
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From this reading Bathing every day in the crashing breakers, digging in the sand, building beach fires, talking to the old fishermen, were all delightful pursuits.
day
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From this reading Bathing every day in the crashing breakers, digging in the sand, building beach fires, talking to the old fishermen, were all delightful pursuits.
delightful
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From this reading Bathing every day in the crashing breakers, digging in the sand, building beach fires, talking to the old fishermen, were all delightful pursuits.
digging
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From this reading Bathing every day in the crashing breakers, digging in the sand, building beach fires, talking to the old fishermen, were all delightful pursuits.
down
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From this reading THE SAND CLUB Life at Seacote soon settled down to its groove, and it was a very pleasant groove.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Bathing every day in the crashing breakers, digging in the sand, building beach fires, talking to the old fishermen, were all delightful pursuits.
excursions
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From this reading And then there were long motor rides inland, basket picnics in pine groves, and excursions to nearby watering-places.
fires
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From this reading Bathing every day in the crashing breakers, digging in the sand, building beach fires, talking to the old fishermen, were all delightful pursuits.
fishermen
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From this reading Bathing every day in the crashing breakers, digging in the sand, building beach fires, talking to the old fishermen, were all delightful pursuits.
fun
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From this reading There was always plenty of fun to be had.
groove
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From this reading THE SAND CLUB Life at Seacote soon settled down to its groove, and it was a very pleasant groove.
groves
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From this reading And then there were long motor rides inland, basket picnics in pine groves, and excursions to nearby watering-places.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was always plenty of fun to be had.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bathing every day in the crashing breakers, digging in the sand, building beach fires, talking to the old fishermen, were all delightful pursuits.
inland
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From this reading And then there were long motor rides inland, basket picnics in pine groves, and excursions to nearby watering-places.
inseparable
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From this reading The Craig boys turned out to be jolly playfellows, and they and the Maynards became inseparable chums.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE SAND CLUB Life at Seacote soon settled down to its groove, and it was a very pleasant groove.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SAND CLUB Life at Seacote soon settled down to its groove, and it was a very pleasant groove.
jolly
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From this reading The Craig boys turned out to be jolly playfellows, and they and the Maynards became inseparable chums.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SAND CLUB Life at Seacote soon settled down to its groove, and it was a very pleasant groove.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then there were long motor rides inland, basket picnics in pine groves, and excursions to nearby watering-places.
Maynards
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From this reading The Craig boys turned out to be jolly playfellows, and they and the Maynards became inseparable chums.
motor
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From this reading And then there were long motor rides inland, basket picnics in pine groves, and excursions to nearby watering-places.
nearby
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From this reading And then there were long motor rides inland, basket picnics in pine groves, and excursions to nearby watering-places.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was always plenty of fun to be had.
old
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From this reading Bathing every day in the crashing breakers, digging in the sand, building beach fires, talking to the old fishermen, were all delightful pursuits.
out
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From this reading The Craig boys turned out to be jolly playfellows, and they and the Maynards became inseparable chums.
picnics
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From this reading And then there were long motor rides inland, basket picnics in pine groves, and excursions to nearby watering-places.
pine
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From this reading And then there were long motor rides inland, basket picnics in pine groves, and excursions to nearby watering-places.
playfellows
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From this reading The Craig boys turned out to be jolly playfellows, and they and the Maynards became inseparable chums.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SAND CLUB Life at Seacote soon settled down to its groove, and it was a very pleasant groove.
plenty
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From this reading There was always plenty of fun to be had.
pursuits
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From this reading Bathing every day in the crashing breakers, digging in the sand, building beach fires, talking to the old fishermen, were all delightful pursuits.
rides
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From this reading And then there were long motor rides inland, basket picnics in pine groves, and excursions to nearby watering-places.
SAND
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From this reading THE SAND CLUB Life at Seacote soon settled down to its groove, and it was a very pleasant groove.
Seacote
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From this reading THE SAND CLUB Life at Seacote soon settled down to its groove, and it was a very pleasant groove.
settled
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From this reading THE SAND CLUB Life at Seacote soon settled down to its groove, and it was a very pleasant groove.
soon
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From this reading THE SAND CLUB Life at Seacote soon settled down to its groove, and it was a very pleasant groove.
talking
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From this reading Bathing every day in the crashing breakers, digging in the sand, building beach fires, talking to the old fishermen, were all delightful pursuits.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SAND CLUB Life at Seacote soon settled down to its groove, and it was a very pleasant groove.
then
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From this reading And then there were long motor rides inland, basket picnics in pine groves, and excursions to nearby watering-places.
There
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From this reading There was always plenty of fun to be had.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Craig boys turned out to be jolly playfellows, and they and the Maynards became inseparable chums.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SAND CLUB Life at Seacote soon settled down to its groove, and it was a very pleasant groove.
turned
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From this reading The Craig boys turned out to be jolly playfellows, and they and the Maynards became inseparable chums.
very
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From this reading THE SAND CLUB Life at Seacote soon settled down to its groove, and it was a very pleasant groove.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SAND CLUB Life at Seacote soon settled down to its groove, and it was a very pleasant groove.
watering-places
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From this reading And then there were long motor rides inland, basket picnics in pine groves, and excursions to nearby watering-places.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bathing every day in the crashing breakers, digging in the sand, building beach fires, talking to the old fishermen, were all delightful pursuits.
