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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 He might have attached himself to any of the three patrols and had a day's pleasure, but his pride had stood in the way.
AIR
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From this reading CASTLES IN THE AIR The lonesomeness of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island was nothing compared to the lonesomeness of Pee-wee on that Saturday morning.
always
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From this reading He had always been something of a free lance in the troop and been regarded as a troop institution.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But there had always been his official place among the Ravens waiting for him whenever it suited his wanton fancy to return like a prodigal to the fold.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He might have attached himself to any of the three patrols and had a day's pleasure, but his pride had stood in the way.
any
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From this reading He might have attached himself to any of the three patrols and had a day's pleasure, but his pride had stood in the way.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had always been something of a free lance in the troop and been regarded as a troop institution.
attached
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From this reading He might have attached himself to any of the three patrols and had a day's pleasure, but his pride had stood in the way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had always been something of a free lance in the troop and been regarded as a troop institution.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He might have attached himself to any of the three patrols and had a day's pleasure, but his pride had stood in the way.
CASTLES
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From this reading CASTLES IN THE AIR The lonesomeness of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island was nothing compared to the lonesomeness of Pee-wee on that Saturday morning.
compared
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From this reading CASTLES IN THE AIR The lonesomeness of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island was nothing compared to the lonesomeness of Pee-wee on that Saturday morning.
Crusoe
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From this reading CASTLES IN THE AIR The lonesomeness of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island was nothing compared to the lonesomeness of Pee-wee on that Saturday morning.
day's
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From this reading He might have attached himself to any of the three patrols and had a day's pleasure, but his pride had stood in the way.
desert
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From this reading CASTLES IN THE AIR The lonesomeness of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island was nothing compared to the lonesomeness of Pee-wee on that Saturday morning.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now, in the pleasant springtime with the troop divided for the summer rivalries, he found himself quite isolated.
fancy
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From this reading But there had always been his official place among the Ravens waiting for him whenever it suited his wanton fancy to return like a prodigal to the fold.
fold
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From this reading But there had always been his official place among the Ravens waiting for him whenever it suited his wanton fancy to return like a prodigal to the fold.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But there had always been his official place among the Ravens waiting for him whenever it suited his wanton fancy to return like a prodigal to the fold.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, in the pleasant springtime with the troop divided for the summer rivalries, he found himself quite isolated.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading He had always been something of a free lance in the troop and been regarded as a troop institution.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He might have attached himself to any of the three patrols and had a day's pleasure, but his pride had stood in the way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He might have attached himself to any of the three patrols and had a day's pleasure, but his pride had stood in the way.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might have attached himself to any of the three patrols and had a day's pleasure, but his pride had stood in the way.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But there had always been his official place among the Ravens waiting for him whenever it suited his wanton fancy to return like a prodigal to the fold.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He might have attached himself to any of the three patrols and had a day's pleasure, but his pride had stood in the way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CASTLES IN THE AIR The lonesomeness of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island was nothing compared to the lonesomeness of Pee-wee on that Saturday morning.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CASTLES IN THE AIR The lonesomeness of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island was nothing compared to the lonesomeness of Pee-wee on that Saturday morning.
institution
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From this reading He had always been something of a free lance in the troop and been regarded as a troop institution.
island
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From this reading CASTLES IN THE AIR The lonesomeness of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island was nothing compared to the lonesomeness of Pee-wee on that Saturday morning.
isolated
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From this reading Now, in the pleasant springtime with the troop divided for the summer rivalries, he found himself quite isolated.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But there had always been his official place among the Ravens waiting for him whenever it suited his wanton fancy to return like a prodigal to the fold.
lance
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From this reading He had always been something of a free lance in the troop and been regarded as a troop institution.
like
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From this reading But there had always been his official place among the Ravens waiting for him whenever it suited his wanton fancy to return like a prodigal to the fold.
lonesomeness
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From this reading CASTLES IN THE AIR The lonesomeness of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island was nothing compared to the lonesomeness of Pee-wee on that Saturday morning.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might have attached himself to any of the three patrols and had a day's pleasure, but his pride had stood in the way.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CASTLES IN THE AIR The lonesomeness of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island was nothing compared to the lonesomeness of Pee-wee on that Saturday morning.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading CASTLES IN THE AIR The lonesomeness of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island was nothing compared to the lonesomeness of Pee-wee on that Saturday morning.
Now
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From this reading Now, in the pleasant springtime with the troop divided for the summer rivalries, he found himself quite isolated.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CASTLES IN THE AIR The lonesomeness of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island was nothing compared to the lonesomeness of Pee-wee on that Saturday morning.
official
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From this reading But there had always been his official place among the Ravens waiting for him whenever it suited his wanton fancy to return like a prodigal to the fold.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CASTLES IN THE AIR The lonesomeness of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island was nothing compared to the lonesomeness of Pee-wee on that Saturday morning.
patrols
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From this reading He might have attached himself to any of the three patrols and had a day's pleasure, but his pride had stood in the way.
Pee-wee
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From this reading CASTLES IN THE AIR The lonesomeness of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island was nothing compared to the lonesomeness of Pee-wee on that Saturday morning.
place
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From this reading But there had always been his official place among the Ravens waiting for him whenever it suited his wanton fancy to return like a prodigal to the fold.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, in the pleasant springtime with the troop divided for the summer rivalries, he found himself quite isolated.
pleasure
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From this reading He might have attached himself to any of the three patrols and had a day's pleasure, but his pride had stood in the way.
pride
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From this reading He might have attached himself to any of the three patrols and had a day's pleasure, but his pride had stood in the way.
prodigal
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From this reading But there had always been his official place among the Ravens waiting for him whenever it suited his wanton fancy to return like a prodigal to the fold.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, in the pleasant springtime with the troop divided for the summer rivalries, he found himself quite isolated.
Ravens
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From this reading But there had always been his official place among the Ravens waiting for him whenever it suited his wanton fancy to return like a prodigal to the fold.
regarded
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From this reading He had always been something of a free lance in the troop and been regarded as a troop institution.
return
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From this reading But there had always been his official place among the Ravens waiting for him whenever it suited his wanton fancy to return like a prodigal to the fold.
rivalries
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From this reading Now, in the pleasant springtime with the troop divided for the summer rivalries, he found himself quite isolated.
Robinson
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From this reading CASTLES IN THE AIR The lonesomeness of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island was nothing compared to the lonesomeness of Pee-wee on that Saturday morning.
Saturday
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From this reading CASTLES IN THE AIR The lonesomeness of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island was nothing compared to the lonesomeness of Pee-wee on that Saturday morning.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He had always been something of a free lance in the troop and been regarded as a troop institution.
springtime
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From this reading Now, in the pleasant springtime with the troop divided for the summer rivalries, he found himself quite isolated.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He might have attached himself to any of the three patrols and had a day's pleasure, but his pride had stood in the way.
suited
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From this reading But there had always been his official place among the Ravens waiting for him whenever it suited his wanton fancy to return like a prodigal to the fold.
summer
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From this reading Now, in the pleasant springtime with the troop divided for the summer rivalries, he found himself quite isolated.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CASTLES IN THE AIR The lonesomeness of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island was nothing compared to the lonesomeness of Pee-wee on that Saturday morning.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CASTLES IN THE AIR The lonesomeness of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island was nothing compared to the lonesomeness of Pee-wee on that Saturday morning.
there
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From this reading But there had always been his official place among the Ravens waiting for him whenever it suited his wanton fancy to return like a prodigal to the fold.
three
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From this reading He might have attached himself to any of the three patrols and had a day's pleasure, but his pride had stood in the way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CASTLES IN THE AIR The lonesomeness of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island was nothing compared to the lonesomeness of Pee-wee on that Saturday morning.
troop
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From this reading He had always been something of a free lance in the troop and been regarded as a troop institution.
waiting
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From this reading But there had always been his official place among the Ravens waiting for him whenever it suited his wanton fancy to return like a prodigal to the fold.
wanton
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From this reading But there had always been his official place among the Ravens waiting for him whenever it suited his wanton fancy to return like a prodigal to the fold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CASTLES IN THE AIR The lonesomeness of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island was nothing compared to the lonesomeness of Pee-wee on that Saturday morning.
way
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From this reading He might have attached himself to any of the three patrols and had a day's pleasure, but his pride had stood in the way.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading But there had always been his official place among the Ravens waiting for him whenever it suited his wanton fancy to return like a prodigal to the fold.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, in the pleasant springtime with the troop divided for the summer rivalries, he found himself quite isolated.
