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addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And this!" added Carl Dudder, snatching up the remains of his sleeping blanket.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Come on after him!" exclaimed Shep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Look at this!"
blanket
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From this reading "And this!" added Carl Dudder, snatching up the remains of his sleeping blanket.
BOY
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
Bush
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From this reading "It was the chimpanzee, sure enough," said Dick Bush.
camp
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
Carl
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From this reading "And this!" added Carl Dudder, snatching up the remains of his sleeping blanket.
chimpanzee
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From this reading "It was the chimpanzee, sure enough," said Dick Bush.
clothing
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come on after him!" exclaimed Shep.
Dick
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From this reading "It was the chimpanzee, sure enough," said Dick Bush.
Dudder
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From this reading "And this!" added Carl Dudder, snatching up the remains of his sleeping blanket.
enough
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From this reading "It was the chimpanzee, sure enough," said Dick Bush.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Come on after him!" exclaimed Shep.
GOOD-BY
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
Ham
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come on after him!" exclaimed Shep.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
HUNTERS
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
I'll
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was the chimpanzee, sure enough," said Dick Bush.
kill
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look at this!"
monkey
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And this!" added Carl Dudder, snatching up the remains of his sleeping blanket.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come on after him!" exclaimed Shep.
picked
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
ran
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
remains
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From this reading "And this!" added Carl Dudder, snatching up the remains of his sleeping blanket.
roarednounUS /roared/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
ruined
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
said
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From this reading "It was the chimpanzee, sure enough," said Dick Bush.
Shep
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From this reading "Come on after him!" exclaimed Shep.
sleeping
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From this reading "And this!" added Carl Dudder, snatching up the remains of his sleeping blanket.
snatching
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From this reading "And this!" added Carl Dudder, snatching up the remains of his sleeping blanket.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was the chimpanzee, sure enough," said Dick Bush.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Look at this!"
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
up
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was the chimpanzee, sure enough," said Dick Bush.