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all
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From this reading PEE-WEE EXPLORES THE ISLAND There was no doubt at all of the reality of this extraordinary apparition.
always
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From this reading Pee-wee, who was always sure of everything, was doubly sure of this.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Squint and rub his eyes as he would, there was the desert island in the middle of the river with the tree surmounting it.
apparition
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From this reading PEE-WEE EXPLORES THE ISLAND There was no doubt at all of the reality of this extraordinary apparition.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Squint and rub his eyes as he would, there was the desert island in the middle of the river with the tree surmounting it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PEE-WEE EXPLORES THE ISLAND There was no doubt at all of the reality of this extraordinary apparition.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By all the precedents in history this island was his.
desert
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From this reading Squint and rub his eyes as he would, there was the desert island in the middle of the river with the tree surmounting it.
doubly
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From this reading Pee-wee, who was always sure of everything, was doubly sure of this.
doubt
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From this reading PEE-WEE EXPLORES THE ISLAND There was no doubt at all of the reality of this extraordinary apparition.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Pee-wee, who was always sure of everything, was doubly sure of this.
EXPLORES
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From this reading PEE-WEE EXPLORES THE ISLAND There was no doubt at all of the reality of this extraordinary apparition.
extraordinary
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From this reading PEE-WEE EXPLORES THE ISLAND There was no doubt at all of the reality of this extraordinary apparition.
eyes
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From this reading Squint and rub his eyes as he would, there was the desert island in the middle of the river with the tree surmounting it.
fact
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From this reading He had as much right to it as the king of Spain had to San Salvador, more in fact, for the king of Spain had never seen the island of San Salvador.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had as much right to it as the king of Spain had to San Salvador, more in fact, for the king of Spain had never seen the island of San Salvador.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had as much right to it as the king of Spain had to San Salvador, more in fact, for the king of Spain had never seen the island of San Salvador.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Squint and rub his eyes as he would, there was the desert island in the middle of the river with the tree surmounting it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Squint and rub his eyes as he would, there was the desert island in the middle of the river with the tree surmounting it.
history
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From this reading By all the precedents in history this island was his.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Squint and rub his eyes as he would, there was the desert island in the middle of the river with the tree surmounting it.
ISLAND
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From this reading PEE-WEE EXPLORES THE ISLAND There was no doubt at all of the reality of this extraordinary apparition.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Squint and rub his eyes as he would, there was the desert island in the middle of the river with the tree surmounting it.
king
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From this reading He had as much right to it as the king of Spain had to San Salvador, more in fact, for the king of Spain had never seen the island of San Salvador.
middle
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From this reading Squint and rub his eyes as he would, there was the desert island in the middle of the river with the tree surmounting it.
more
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From this reading He had as much right to it as the king of Spain had to San Salvador, more in fact, for the king of Spain had never seen the island of San Salvador.
much
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From this reading He had as much right to it as the king of Spain had to San Salvador, more in fact, for the king of Spain had never seen the island of San Salvador.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had as much right to it as the king of Spain had to San Salvador, more in fact, for the king of Spain had never seen the island of San Salvador.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading PEE-WEE EXPLORES THE ISLAND There was no doubt at all of the reality of this extraordinary apparition.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PEE-WEE EXPLORES THE ISLAND There was no doubt at all of the reality of this extraordinary apparition.
PEE-WEE
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From this reading PEE-WEE EXPLORES THE ISLAND There was no doubt at all of the reality of this extraordinary apparition.
precedents
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From this reading By all the precedents in history this island was his.
reality
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From this reading PEE-WEE EXPLORES THE ISLAND There was no doubt at all of the reality of this extraordinary apparition.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had as much right to it as the king of Spain had to San Salvador, more in fact, for the king of Spain had never seen the island of San Salvador.
river
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From this reading Squint and rub his eyes as he would, there was the desert island in the middle of the river with the tree surmounting it.
rub
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From this reading Squint and rub his eyes as he would, there was the desert island in the middle of the river with the tree surmounting it.
Salvador
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From this reading He had as much right to it as the king of Spain had to San Salvador, more in fact, for the king of Spain had never seen the island of San Salvador.
San
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From this reading He had as much right to it as the king of Spain had to San Salvador, more in fact, for the king of Spain had never seen the island of San Salvador.
seen
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From this reading He had as much right to it as the king of Spain had to San Salvador, more in fact, for the king of Spain had never seen the island of San Salvador.
Spain
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From this reading He had as much right to it as the king of Spain had to San Salvador, more in fact, for the king of Spain had never seen the island of San Salvador.
Squint
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From this reading Squint and rub his eyes as he would, there was the desert island in the middle of the river with the tree surmounting it.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pee-wee, who was always sure of everything, was doubly sure of this.
surmounting
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From this reading Squint and rub his eyes as he would, there was the desert island in the middle of the river with the tree surmounting it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PEE-WEE EXPLORES THE ISLAND There was no doubt at all of the reality of this extraordinary apparition.
There
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From this reading PEE-WEE EXPLORES THE ISLAND There was no doubt at all of the reality of this extraordinary apparition.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading PEE-WEE EXPLORES THE ISLAND There was no doubt at all of the reality of this extraordinary apparition.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had as much right to it as the king of Spain had to San Salvador, more in fact, for the king of Spain had never seen the island of San Salvador.
tree
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From this reading Squint and rub his eyes as he would, there was the desert island in the middle of the river with the tree surmounting it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PEE-WEE EXPLORES THE ISLAND There was no doubt at all of the reality of this extraordinary apparition.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Pee-wee, who was always sure of everything, was doubly sure of this.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Squint and rub his eyes as he would, there was the desert island in the middle of the river with the tree surmounting it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Squint and rub his eyes as he would, there was the desert island in the middle of the river with the tree surmounting it.
