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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 SATURDAY MORNING Though Pee-wee was without a patrol he was by no means without a troop.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He was a whole patrol in himself and held his own against raillery and banter, his stock of retaliatory ammunition seeming never to be exhausted.
ammunition
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From this reading He was a whole patrol in himself and held his own against raillery and banter, his stock of retaliatory ammunition seeming never to be exhausted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He still held his position of troop mascot and official target for the mirthful Silver Foxes.
back
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From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
banter
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From this reading He was a whole patrol in himself and held his own against raillery and banter, his stock of retaliatory ammunition seeming never to be exhausted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was a whole patrol in himself and held his own against raillery and banter, his stock of retaliatory ammunition seeming never to be exhausted.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
believed
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From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
boasted
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From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But recruits did not flock to Pee-wee's standard.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SATURDAY MORNING Though Pee-wee was without a patrol he was by no means without a troop.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But recruits did not flock to Pee-wee's standard.
enough
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From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
exhausted
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From this reading He was a whole patrol in himself and held his own against raillery and banter, his stock of retaliatory ammunition seeming never to be exhausted.
flock
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From this reading But recruits did not flock to Pee-wee's standard.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He still held his position of troop mascot and official target for the mirthful Silver Foxes.
Foxes
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From this reading He still held his position of troop mascot and official target for the mirthful Silver Foxes.
handle
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From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SATURDAY MORNING Though Pee-wee was without a patrol he was by no means without a troop.
held
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From this reading He still held his position of troop mascot and official target for the mirthful Silver Foxes.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was a whole patrol in himself and held his own against raillery and banter, his stock of retaliatory ammunition seeming never to be exhausted.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He still held his position of troop mascot and official target for the mirthful Silver Foxes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a whole patrol in himself and held his own against raillery and banter, his stock of retaliatory ammunition seeming never to be exhausted.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
mainly
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From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
mascot
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From this reading He still held his position of troop mascot and official target for the mirthful Silver Foxes.
means
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From this reading SATURDAY MORNING Though Pee-wee was without a patrol he was by no means without a troop.
mirthful
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From this reading He still held his position of troop mascot and official target for the mirthful Silver Foxes.
MORNINGnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SATURDAY MORNING Though Pee-wee was without a patrol he was by no means without a troop.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a whole patrol in himself and held his own against raillery and banter, his stock of retaliatory ammunition seeming never to be exhausted.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading SATURDAY MORNING Though Pee-wee was without a patrol he was by no means without a troop.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But recruits did not flock to Pee-wee's standard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He still held his position of troop mascot and official target for the mirthful Silver Foxes.
official
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From this reading He still held his position of troop mascot and official target for the mirthful Silver Foxes.
own
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From this reading He was a whole patrol in himself and held his own against raillery and banter, his stock of retaliatory ammunition seeming never to be exhausted.
patrol
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From this reading SATURDAY MORNING Though Pee-wee was without a patrol he was by no means without a troop.
Pee-wee
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From this reading SATURDAY MORNING Though Pee-wee was without a patrol he was by no means without a troop.
Pee-wee's
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From this reading But recruits did not flock to Pee-wee's standard.
position
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From this reading He still held his position of troop mascot and official target for the mirthful Silver Foxes.
raillery
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From this reading He was a whole patrol in himself and held his own against raillery and banter, his stock of retaliatory ammunition seeming never to be exhausted.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
recruits
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From this reading But recruits did not flock to Pee-wee's standard.
retaliatory
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From this reading He was a whole patrol in himself and held his own against raillery and banter, his stock of retaliatory ammunition seeming never to be exhausted.
SATURDAY
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From this reading SATURDAY MORNING Though Pee-wee was without a patrol he was by no means without a troop.
seeming
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From this reading He was a whole patrol in himself and held his own against raillery and banter, his stock of retaliatory ammunition seeming never to be exhausted.
Silver
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From this reading He still held his position of troop mascot and official target for the mirthful Silver Foxes.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
standard
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From this reading But recruits did not flock to Pee-wee's standard.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He still held his position of troop mascot and official target for the mirthful Silver Foxes.
stock
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From this reading He was a whole patrol in himself and held his own against raillery and banter, his stock of retaliatory ammunition seeming never to be exhausted.
target
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From this reading He still held his position of troop mascot and official target for the mirthful Silver Foxes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He still held his position of troop mascot and official target for the mirthful Silver Foxes.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading SATURDAY MORNING Though Pee-wee was without a patrol he was by no means without a troop.
tied
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From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was a whole patrol in himself and held his own against raillery and banter, his stock of retaliatory ammunition seeming never to be exhausted.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
troop
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From this reading SATURDAY MORNING Though Pee-wee was without a patrol he was by no means without a troop.
used
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From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SATURDAY MORNING Though Pee-wee was without a patrol he was by no means without a troop.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
whole
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From this reading He was a whole patrol in himself and held his own against raillery and banter, his stock of retaliatory ammunition seeming never to be exhausted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I can handle them with both hands tied behind my back," he boasted, which is readily enough believed since it was mainly his tongue that he used.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading SATURDAY MORNING Though Pee-wee was without a patrol he was by no means without a troop.
