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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 “Wow! it’s sure a banshee!” whooped Jimmie.
A-am
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From this reading “A-am I dreaming, fellows?” exclaimed Herb, rubbing his eyes desperately.
any
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From this reading But Jack as yet had not said a word, though he was staring just as hard at the remarkable sight ashore as any of them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But Jack as yet had not said a word, though he was staring just as hard at the remarkable sight ashore as any of them.
ashore
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From this reading But Jack as yet had not said a word, though he was staring just as hard at the remarkable sight ashore as any of them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “O-oh! look at it shake its fist at us, would you!
banshee
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From this reading “Wow! it’s sure a banshee!” whooped Jimmie.
Buster
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From this reading It’s ten feet high, if it’s one!” came from the quivering lips of Buster.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Jack as yet had not said a word, though he was staring just as hard at the remarkable sight ashore as any of them.
came
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desperately
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From this reading “A-am I dreaming, fellows?” exclaimed Herb, rubbing his eyes desperately.
dreaming
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From this reading “A-am I dreaming, fellows?” exclaimed Herb, rubbing his eyes desperately.
exclaimed
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eyes
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From this reading “A-am I dreaming, fellows?” exclaimed Herb, rubbing his eyes desperately.
feet
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From this reading It’s ten feet high, if it’s one!” came from the quivering lips of Buster.
fellows
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From this reading “A-am I dreaming, fellows?” exclaimed Herb, rubbing his eyes desperately.
fist
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From this reading “O-oh! look at it shake its fist at us, would you!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It’s ten feet high, if it’s one!” came from the quivering lips of Buster.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Jack as yet had not said a word, though he was staring just as hard at the remarkable sight ashore as any of them.
hard
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From this reading But Jack as yet had not said a word, though he was staring just as hard at the remarkable sight ashore as any of them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Jack as yet had not said a word, though he was staring just as hard at the remarkable sight ashore as any of them.
Herb
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From this reading “A-am I dreaming, fellows?” exclaimed Herb, rubbing his eyes desperately.
high
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From this reading It’s ten feet high, if it’s one!” came from the quivering lips of Buster.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “A-am I dreaming, fellows?” exclaimed Herb, rubbing his eyes desperately.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “A-am I dreaming, fellows?” exclaimed Herb, rubbing his eyes desperately.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It’s ten feet high, if it’s one!” came from the quivering lips of Buster.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “O-oh! look at it shake its fist at us, would you!
it's
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From this reading “Wow! it’s sure a banshee!” whooped Jimmie.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “O-oh! look at it shake its fist at us, would you!
Jack
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From this reading But Jack as yet had not said a word, though he was staring just as hard at the remarkable sight ashore as any of them.
Jimmie
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From this reading “Wow! it’s sure a banshee!” whooped Jimmie.
just
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From this reading But Jack as yet had not said a word, though he was staring just as hard at the remarkable sight ashore as any of them.
lips
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look
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From this reading “O-oh! look at it shake its fist at us, would you!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Jack as yet had not said a word, though he was staring just as hard at the remarkable sight ashore as any of them.
O-oh
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From this reading “O-oh! look at it shake its fist at us, would you!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It’s ten feet high, if it’s one!” came from the quivering lips of Buster.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It’s ten feet high, if it’s one!” came from the quivering lips of Buster.
quivering
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From this reading It’s ten feet high, if it’s one!” came from the quivering lips of Buster.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But Jack as yet had not said a word, though he was staring just as hard at the remarkable sight ashore as any of them.
rubbing
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From this reading “A-am I dreaming, fellows?” exclaimed Herb, rubbing his eyes desperately.
said
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From this reading But Jack as yet had not said a word, though he was staring just as hard at the remarkable sight ashore as any of them.
shake
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From this reading “O-oh! look at it shake its fist at us, would you!
sight
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From this reading But Jack as yet had not said a word, though he was staring just as hard at the remarkable sight ashore as any of them.
staring
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From this reading But Jack as yet had not said a word, though he was staring just as hard at the remarkable sight ashore as any of them.
sure
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From this reading “Wow! it’s sure a banshee!” whooped Jimmie.
ten
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From this reading It’s ten feet high, if it’s one!” came from the quivering lips of Buster.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It’s ten feet high, if it’s one!” came from the quivering lips of Buster.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But Jack as yet had not said a word, though he was staring just as hard at the remarkable sight ashore as any of them.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But Jack as yet had not said a word, though he was staring just as hard at the remarkable sight ashore as any of them.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “O-oh! look at it shake its fist at us, would you!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Jack as yet had not said a word, though he was staring just as hard at the remarkable sight ashore as any of them.
whooped
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From this reading “Wow! it’s sure a banshee!” whooped Jimmie.
word
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From this reading But Jack as yet had not said a word, though he was staring just as hard at the remarkable sight ashore as any of them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “O-oh! look at it shake its fist at us, would you!
Wow
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From this reading “Wow! it’s sure a banshee!” whooped Jimmie.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But Jack as yet had not said a word, though he was staring just as hard at the remarkable sight ashore as any of them.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “O-oh! look at it shake its fist at us, would you!
