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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 It was a fortunate thing for Keekie Joe that Townsend Ripley was chosen leader of the new patrol.
adventures
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From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Later, in the good old summer time, we shall visit the island again if we can find it.
Alligator
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From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
also
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From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
befell
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From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And it was a fortunate thing for everybody that Pee-wee was defeated by a large majority in the election of a camp cook.
camp
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From this reading And it was a fortunate thing for everybody that Pee-wee was defeated by a large majority in the election of a camp cook.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Later, in the good old summer time, we shall visit the island again if we can find it.
chosen
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From this reading It was a fortunate thing for Keekie Joe that Townsend Ripley was chosen leader of the new patrol.
confined
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From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
cook
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From this reading And it was a fortunate thing for everybody that Pee-wee was defeated by a large majority in the election of a camp cook.
defeated
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From this reading And it was a fortunate thing for everybody that Pee-wee was defeated by a large majority in the election of a camp cook.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
Easter
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From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
election
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From this reading And it was a fortunate thing for everybody that Pee-wee was defeated by a large majority in the election of a camp cook.
events
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From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading And it was a fortunate thing for everybody that Pee-wee was defeated by a large majority in the election of a camp cook.
famous
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From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
find
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From this reading Later, in the good old summer time, we shall visit the island again if we can find it.
flaunting
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From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a fortunate thing for Keekie Joe that Townsend Ripley was chosen leader of the new patrol.
fortunate
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From this reading It was a fortunate thing for Keekie Joe that Townsend Ripley was chosen leader of the new patrol.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Later, in the good old summer time, we shall visit the island again if we can find it.
home
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From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Later, in the good old summer time, we shall visit the island again if we can find it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Later, in the good old summer time, we shall visit the island again if we can find it.
island
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From this reading Later, in the good old summer time, we shall visit the island again if we can find it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Later, in the good old summer time, we shall visit the island again if we can find it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
Joe
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From this reading It was a fortunate thing for Keekie Joe that Townsend Ripley was chosen leader of the new patrol.
Keekie
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From this reading It was a fortunate thing for Keekie Joe that Townsend Ripley was chosen leader of the new patrol.
land
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From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
large
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From this reading And it was a fortunate thing for everybody that Pee-wee was defeated by a large majority in the election of a camp cook.
Later
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From this reading Later, in the good old summer time, we shall visit the island again if we can find it.
leader
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From this reading It was a fortunate thing for Keekie Joe that Townsend Ripley was chosen leader of the new patrol.
majority
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From this reading And it was a fortunate thing for everybody that Pee-wee was defeated by a large majority in the election of a camp cook.
many
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From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
mud
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From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
named
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From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
narrative
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From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
new
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From this reading It was a fortunate thing for Keekie Joe that Townsend Ripley was chosen leader of the new patrol.
occurred
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From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a fortunate thing for Keekie Joe that Townsend Ripley was chosen leader of the new patrol.
old
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From this reading Later, in the good old summer time, we shall visit the island again if we can find it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
Patrol
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From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
Pee-wee
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From this reading And it was a fortunate thing for everybody that Pee-wee was defeated by a large majority in the election of a camp cook.
POINTnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
present
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From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
Ripley
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From this reading It was a fortunate thing for Keekie Joe that Townsend Ripley was chosen leader of the new patrol.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Later, in the good old summer time, we shall visit the island again if we can find it.
SHORTadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
sign
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From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
summer
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From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
surprising
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From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fortunate thing for Keekie Joe that Townsend Ripley was chosen leader of the new patrol.
Thus
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From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Later, in the good old summer time, we shall visit the island again if we can find it.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
Townsend
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From this reading It was a fortunate thing for Keekie Joe that Townsend Ripley was chosen leader of the new patrol.
traffic
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From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
vacation
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From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
visit
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From this reading Later, in the good old summer time, we shall visit the island again if we can find it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
water
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From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Later, in the good old summer time, we shall visit the island again if we can find it.
well
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From this reading SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.
