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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 "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
absorbed
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From this reading But there it was floating more easily as the tide rose, with apparently no intention of allowing itself to be absorbed by the surrounding waters.
all
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From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
allowing
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From this reading But there it was floating more easily as the tide rose, with apparently no intention of allowing itself to be absorbed by the surrounding waters.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And why this freakish little island did not rapidly dissolve was a mystery.
apparently
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From this reading But there it was floating more easily as the tide rose, with apparently no intention of allowing itself to be absorbed by the surrounding waters.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But there it was floating more easily as the tide rose, with apparently no intention of allowing itself to be absorbed by the surrounding waters.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
away
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From this reading By all the laws it should have melted away, leaving the deserted tree to topple over and form a new obstruction to boating.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But there it was floating more easily as the tide rose, with apparently no intention of allowing itself to be absorbed by the surrounding waters.
boating
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From this reading By all the laws it should have melted away, leaving the deserted tree to topple over and form a new obstruction to boating.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there it was floating more easily as the tide rose, with apparently no intention of allowing itself to be absorbed by the surrounding waters.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By all the laws it should have melted away, leaving the deserted tree to topple over and form a new obstruction to boating.
cream
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From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading By all the laws it should have melted away, leaving the deserted tree to topple over and form a new obstruction to boating.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And why this freakish little island did not rapidly dissolve was a mystery.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whether it melted or not, it disappeared.
dissolve
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From this reading And why this freakish little island did not rapidly dissolve was a mystery.
easily
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From this reading But there it was floating more easily as the tide rose, with apparently no intention of allowing itself to be absorbed by the surrounding waters.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
floating
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From this reading But there it was floating more easily as the tide rose, with apparently no intention of allowing itself to be absorbed by the surrounding waters.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
form
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From this reading By all the laws it should have melted away, leaving the deserted tree to topple over and form a new obstruction to boating.
freakish
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From this reading And why this freakish little island did not rapidly dissolve was a mystery.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By all the laws it should have melted away, leaving the deserted tree to topple over and form a new obstruction to boating.
ice
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From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
intact
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From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
intention
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From this reading But there it was floating more easily as the tide rose, with apparently no intention of allowing itself to be absorbed by the surrounding waters.
island
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From this reading And why this freakish little island did not rapidly dissolve was a mystery.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whether it melted or not, it disappeared.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But there it was floating more easily as the tide rose, with apparently no intention of allowing itself to be absorbed by the surrounding waters.
laws
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From this reading By all the laws it should have melted away, leaving the deserted tree to topple over and form a new obstruction to boating.
leaving
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From this reading By all the laws it should have melted away, leaving the deserted tree to topple over and form a new obstruction to boating.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And why this freakish little island did not rapidly dissolve was a mystery.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
lump
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From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
melted
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From this reading Whether it melted or not, it disappeared.
more
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From this reading But there it was floating more easily as the tide rose, with apparently no intention of allowing itself to be absorbed by the surrounding waters.
mystery
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From this reading And why this freakish little island did not rapidly dissolve was a mystery.
new
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From this reading By all the laws it should have melted away, leaving the deserted tree to topple over and form a new obstruction to boating.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
obstruction
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From this reading By all the laws it should have melted away, leaving the deserted tree to topple over and form a new obstruction to boating.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether it melted or not, it disappeared.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading By all the laws it should have melted away, leaving the deserted tree to topple over and form a new obstruction to boating.
Pee-wee
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From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
rapidly
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From this reading And why this freakish little island did not rapidly dissolve was a mystery.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
rose
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From this reading But there it was floating more easily as the tide rose, with apparently no intention of allowing itself to be absorbed by the surrounding waters.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading By all the laws it should have melted away, leaving the deserted tree to topple over and form a new obstruction to boating.
soda
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From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
STOP
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From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
surrounding
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From this reading But there it was floating more easily as the tide rose, with apparently no intention of allowing itself to be absorbed by the surrounding waters.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
there
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From this reading But there it was floating more easily as the tide rose, with apparently no intention of allowing itself to be absorbed by the surrounding waters.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And why this freakish little island did not rapidly dissolve was a mystery.
tide
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From this reading But there it was floating more easily as the tide rose, with apparently no intention of allowing itself to be absorbed by the surrounding waters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By all the laws it should have melted away, leaving the deserted tree to topple over and form a new obstruction to boating.
topple
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From this reading By all the laws it should have melted away, leaving the deserted tree to topple over and form a new obstruction to boating.
tree
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From this reading By all the laws it should have melted away, leaving the deserted tree to topple over and form a new obstruction to boating.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
waters
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From this reading But there it was floating more easily as the tide rose, with apparently no intention of allowing itself to be absorbed by the surrounding waters.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "STOP" The ice cream soda argument was not a good one at all, for no lump of ice cream ever remained long intact where Pee-wee was.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether it melted or not, it disappeared.
why
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From this reading And why this freakish little island did not rapidly dissolve was a mystery.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But there it was floating more easily as the tide rose, with apparently no intention of allowing itself to be absorbed by the surrounding waters.
