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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 CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I am going to take you on my back," he said in a decided tone, "and we mustn't fool around here talking about it.
also
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From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am going to take you on my back," he said in a decided tone, "and we mustn't fool around here talking about it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "I am going to take you on my back," he said in a decided tone, "and we mustn't fool around here talking about it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
attempt
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From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
back
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From this reading "I am going to take you on my back," he said in a decided tone, "and we mustn't fool around here talking about it.
backed
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From this reading "I will obey," Harvey replied with a smile, as Jet backed toward him, and a few seconds later the boy was making his way through the underbrush.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
boy
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From this reading "I will obey," Harvey replied with a smile, as Jet backed toward him, and a few seconds later the boy was making his way through the underbrush.
CAPTURE
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From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
climb
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From this reading Will you climb up without making a row, or must I use force?"
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
crutch
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From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
dawned
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From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
day
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From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
decided
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From this reading "I am going to take you on my back," he said in a decided tone, "and we mustn't fool around here talking about it.
detective
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From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
difficulty
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From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
expected
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From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
fairly
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From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
few
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From this reading "I will obey," Harvey replied with a smile, as Jet backed toward him, and a few seconds later the boy was making his way through the underbrush.
find
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From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am going to take you on my back," he said in a decided tone, "and we mustn't fool around here talking about it.
foolhardy
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From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
force
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From this reading Will you climb up without making a row, or must I use force?"
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
going
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From this reading "I am going to take you on my back," he said in a decided tone, "and we mustn't fool around here talking about it.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
greatest
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From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
Harvey
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From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am going to take you on my back," he said in a decided tone, "and we mustn't fool around here talking about it.
hiding-place
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From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I will obey," Harvey replied with a smile, as Jet backed toward him, and a few seconds later the boy was making his way through the underbrush.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I will obey," Harvey replied with a smile, as Jet backed toward him, and a few seconds later the boy was making his way through the underbrush.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am going to take you on my back," he said in a decided tone, "and we mustn't fool around here talking about it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I am going to take you on my back," he said in a decided tone, "and we mustn't fool around here talking about it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
Jet
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From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
knew
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From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
later
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From this reading "I will obey," Harvey replied with a smile, as Jet backed toward him, and a few seconds later the boy was making his way through the underbrush.
lost
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From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
making
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From this reading Will you climb up without making a row, or must I use force?"
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Will you climb up without making a row, or must I use force?"
mustn't
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From this reading "I am going to take you on my back," he said in a decided tone, "and we mustn't fool around here talking about it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I am going to take you on my back," he said in a decided tone, "and we mustn't fool around here talking about it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
obey
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From this reading "I will obey," Harvey replied with a smile, as Jet backed toward him, and a few seconds later the boy was making his way through the underbrush.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I am going to take you on my back," he said in a decided tone, "and we mustn't fool around here talking about it.
only
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From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Will you climb up without making a row, or must I use force?"
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I will obey," Harvey replied with a smile, as Jet backed toward him, and a few seconds later the boy was making his way through the underbrush.
row
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From this reading Will you climb up without making a row, or must I use force?"
said
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From this reading "I am going to take you on my back," he said in a decided tone, "and we mustn't fool around here talking about it.
seconds
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From this reading "I will obey," Harvey replied with a smile, as Jet backed toward him, and a few seconds later the boy was making his way through the underbrush.
smile
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From this reading "I will obey," Harvey replied with a smile, as Jet backed toward him, and a few seconds later the boy was making his way through the underbrush.
stand
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From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am going to take you on my back," he said in a decided tone, "and we mustn't fool around here talking about it.
talking
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From this reading "I am going to take you on my back," he said in a decided tone, "and we mustn't fool around here talking about it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
there
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From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I will obey," Harvey replied with a smile, as Jet backed toward him, and a few seconds later the boy was making his way through the underbrush.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
tone
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From this reading "I am going to take you on my back," he said in a decided tone, "and we mustn't fool around here talking about it.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "I will obey," Harvey replied with a smile, as Jet backed toward him, and a few seconds later the boy was making his way through the underbrush.
underbrush
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From this reading "I will obey," Harvey replied with a smile, as Jet backed toward him, and a few seconds later the boy was making his way through the underbrush.
understood
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From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
up
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From this reading Will you climb up without making a row, or must I use force?"
upright
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From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
use
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From this reading Will you climb up without making a row, or must I use force?"
walk
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From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
way
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From this reading "I will obey," Harvey replied with a smile, as Jet backed toward him, and a few seconds later the boy was making his way through the underbrush.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I am going to take you on my back," he said in a decided tone, "and we mustn't fool around here talking about it.
well
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From this reading Jet understood this quite as well as did the detective and he also knew there was no time to be lost, if they expected to find a hiding-place before the day had fairly dawned.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you climb up without making a row, or must I use force?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Will you climb up without making a row, or must I use force?"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A CAPTURE For Harvey to attempt to walk, however good a crutch might be found, would have been foolhardy, for it was only with the greatest difficulty he could stand upright.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am going to take you on my back," he said in a decided tone, "and we mustn't fool around here talking about it.
