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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 “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Oh! dear me, I hope we don’t have trouble, after all,” started Nick.
aggressively
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From this reading “Well, if you’d lost as much flesh as I have lately, you’d be a nervous wreck too,” replied the fat boy, aggressively.
all
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Well, if you’d lost as much flesh as I have lately, you’d be a nervous wreck too,” replied the fat boy, aggressively.
boats
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
boy
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From this reading “Well, if you’d lost as much flesh as I have lately, you’d be a nervous wreck too,” replied the fat boy, aggressively.
Buffalo
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
Buster
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From this reading “Here, let up on that misery whine, Buster.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
came
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
Chicago
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
chums
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
close
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
dear
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From this reading “Oh! dear me, I hope we don’t have trouble, after all,” started Nick.
dock
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
don't
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
ever
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From this reading Will you ever learn never to squeal till you’re hurt?” said Josh.
exclaimed
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
fat
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From this reading “Well, if you’d lost as much flesh as I have lately, you’d be a nervous wreck too,” replied the fat boy, aggressively.
five
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
flesh
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From this reading “Well, if you’d lost as much flesh as I have lately, you’d be a nervous wreck too,” replied the fat boy, aggressively.
full
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
George
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh! dear me, I hope we don’t have trouble, after all,” started Nick.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
Here
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From this reading “Here, let up on that misery whine, Buster.
here's
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
hope
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From this reading “Oh! dear me, I hope we don’t have trouble, after all,” started Nick.
hurt
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From this reading Will you ever learn never to squeal till you’re hurt?” said Josh.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Well, if you’d lost as much flesh as I have lately, you’d be a nervous wreck too,” replied the fat boy, aggressively.
Josh
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From this reading Will you ever learn never to squeal till you’re hurt?” said Josh.
lake
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
lately
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From this reading “Well, if you’d lost as much flesh as I have lately, you’d be a nervous wreck too,” replied the fat boy, aggressively.
learn
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From this reading Will you ever learn never to squeal till you’re hurt?” said Josh.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Here, let up on that misery whine, Buster.
line
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
local
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
lost
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From this reading “Well, if you’d lost as much flesh as I have lately, you’d be a nervous wreck too,” replied the fat boy, aggressively.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh! dear me, I hope we don’t have trouble, after all,” started Nick.
Milwaukee
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
misery
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From this reading “Here, let up on that misery whine, Buster.
much
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From this reading “Well, if you’d lost as much flesh as I have lately, you’d be a nervous wreck too,” replied the fat boy, aggressively.
nervous
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From this reading “Well, if you’d lost as much flesh as I have lately, you’d be a nervous wreck too,” replied the fat boy, aggressively.
never
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From this reading Will you ever learn never to squeal till you’re hurt?” said Josh.
Nick
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From this reading “Oh! dear me, I hope we don’t have trouble, after all,” started Nick.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
office
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh! dear me, I hope we don’t have trouble, after all,” started Nick.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Here, let up on that misery whine, Buster.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
replied
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From this reading “Well, if you’d lost as much flesh as I have lately, you’d be a nervous wreck too,” replied the fat boy, aggressively.
right
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
running
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
said
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From this reading Will you ever learn never to squeal till you’re hurt?” said Josh.
see
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
squeal
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From this reading Will you ever learn never to squeal till you’re hurt?” said Josh.
started
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From this reading “Oh! dear me, I hope we don’t have trouble, after all,” started Nick.
steamboat
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
stop
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Here, let up on that misery whine, Buster.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Will you ever learn never to squeal till you’re hurt?” said Josh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
too
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From this reading “Well, if you’d lost as much flesh as I have lately, you’d be a nervous wreck too,” replied the fat boy, aggressively.
trouble
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From this reading “Oh! dear me, I hope we don’t have trouble, after all,” started Nick.
up
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From this reading “Here, let up on that misery whine, Buster.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Oh! dear me, I hope we don’t have trouble, after all,” started Nick.
Well
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From this reading “Well, here’s the steamboat dock, all right; but I don’t see anything of our boats!” exclaimed George, as he and his five chums came to a full stop close to the local office of the lake line running to Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago.
whine
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From this reading “Here, let up on that misery whine, Buster.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you ever learn never to squeal till you’re hurt?” said Josh.
wreck
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From this reading “Well, if you’d lost as much flesh as I have lately, you’d be a nervous wreck too,” replied the fat boy, aggressively.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you ever learn never to squeal till you’re hurt?” said Josh.
you'd
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From this reading “Well, if you’d lost as much flesh as I have lately, you’d be a nervous wreck too,” replied the fat boy, aggressively.
you're
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From this reading Will you ever learn never to squeal till you’re hurt?” said Josh.
