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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Among the Alligator Patrol, too, the excitement ran high and shout upon shout for Bridgeboro arose as Wingate Chase spurted to get the inner turn about the island.
ahead
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From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
air
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From this reading He gained fast now and as the distance between the two canoes shortened the air was rent with deafening yells for Bridgeboro.
Alligator
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From this reading Among the Alligator Patrol, too, the excitement ran high and shout upon shout for Bridgeboro arose as Wingate Chase spurted to get the inner turn about the island.
also
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From this reading THE RACE The canoe race, which was the first of the events, was also the best--as well as the last.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the Alligator Patrol, too, the excitement ran high and shout upon shout for Bridgeboro arose as Wingate Chase spurted to get the inner turn about the island.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Never was there wilder excitement on Pee-wee's island than when the green and red canoes glided northward, approaching the turning point.
approaching
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From this reading Never was there wilder excitement on Pee-wee's island than when the green and red canoes glided northward, approaching the turning point.
arose
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From this reading Among the Alligator Patrol, too, the excitement ran high and shout upon shout for Bridgeboro arose as Wingate Chase spurted to get the inner turn about the island.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE RACE The canoe race, which was the first of the events, was also the best--as well as the last.
best
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From this reading THE RACE The canoe race, which was the first of the events, was also the best--as well as the last.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He gained fast now and as the distance between the two canoes shortened the air was rent with deafening yells for Bridgeboro.
Bridgeboro
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From this reading Among the Alligator Patrol, too, the excitement ran high and shout upon shout for Bridgeboro arose as Wingate Chase spurted to get the inner turn about the island.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
canoe
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From this reading THE RACE The canoe race, which was the first of the events, was also the best--as well as the last.
canoes
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From this reading Never was there wilder excitement on Pee-wee's island than when the green and red canoes glided northward, approaching the turning point.
champion
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From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
Chase
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From this reading Among the Alligator Patrol, too, the excitement ran high and shout upon shout for Bridgeboro arose as Wingate Chase spurted to get the inner turn about the island.
contain
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From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
Dawdle
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From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
deafening
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From this reading He gained fast now and as the distance between the two canoes shortened the air was rent with deafening yells for Bridgeboro.
distance
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From this reading He gained fast now and as the distance between the two canoes shortened the air was rent with deafening yells for Bridgeboro.
Edgemere
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From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
events
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From this reading THE RACE The canoe race, which was the first of the events, was also the best--as well as the last.
excitement
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From this reading Never was there wilder excitement on Pee-wee's island than when the green and red canoes glided northward, approaching the turning point.
fast
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From this reading He gained fast now and as the distance between the two canoes shortened the air was rent with deafening yells for Bridgeboro.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RACE The canoe race, which was the first of the events, was also the best--as well as the last.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
gained
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From this reading He gained fast now and as the distance between the two canoes shortened the air was rent with deafening yells for Bridgeboro.
gaining
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From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
get
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From this reading Among the Alligator Patrol, too, the excitement ran high and shout upon shout for Bridgeboro arose as Wingate Chase spurted to get the inner turn about the island.
girls
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From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
glided
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From this reading Never was there wilder excitement on Pee-wee's island than when the green and red canoes glided northward, approaching the turning point.
green
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From this reading Never was there wilder excitement on Pee-wee's island than when the green and red canoes glided northward, approaching the turning point.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gained fast now and as the distance between the two canoes shortened the air was rent with deafening yells for Bridgeboro.
High
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From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
inner
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From this reading Among the Alligator Patrol, too, the excitement ran high and shout upon shout for Bridgeboro arose as Wingate Chase spurted to get the inner turn about the island.
island
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From this reading Never was there wilder excitement on Pee-wee's island than when the green and red canoes glided northward, approaching the turning point.
joy
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From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RACE The canoe race, which was the first of the events, was also the best--as well as the last.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never was there wilder excitement on Pee-wee's island than when the green and red canoes glided northward, approaching the turning point.
northward
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From this reading Never was there wilder excitement on Pee-wee's island than when the green and red canoes glided northward, approaching the turning point.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
now
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From this reading He gained fast now and as the distance between the two canoes shortened the air was rent with deafening yells for Bridgeboro.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RACE The canoe race, which was the first of the events, was also the best--as well as the last.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Never was there wilder excitement on Pee-wee's island than when the green and red canoes glided northward, approaching the turning point.
paddled
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From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
Patrol
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From this reading Among the Alligator Patrol, too, the excitement ran high and shout upon shout for Bridgeboro arose as Wingate Chase spurted to get the inner turn about the island.
Pee-wee's
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From this reading Never was there wilder excitement on Pee-wee's island than when the green and red canoes glided northward, approaching the turning point.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Never was there wilder excitement on Pee-wee's island than when the green and red canoes glided northward, approaching the turning point.
RACE
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From this reading THE RACE The canoe race, which was the first of the events, was also the best--as well as the last.
ran
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From this reading Among the Alligator Patrol, too, the excitement ran high and shout upon shout for Bridgeboro arose as Wingate Chase spurted to get the inner turn about the island.
rapidly
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From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
red
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From this reading Never was there wilder excitement on Pee-wee's island than when the green and red canoes glided northward, approaching the turning point.
rent
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From this reading He gained fast now and as the distance between the two canoes shortened the air was rent with deafening yells for Bridgeboro.
School
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From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
shortened
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From this reading He gained fast now and as the distance between the two canoes shortened the air was rent with deafening yells for Bridgeboro.
shout
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From this reading Among the Alligator Patrol, too, the excitement ran high and shout upon shout for Bridgeboro arose as Wingate Chase spurted to get the inner turn about the island.
skilfully
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From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
some
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From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
spurted
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From this reading Among the Alligator Patrol, too, the excitement ran high and shout upon shout for Bridgeboro arose as Wingate Chase spurted to get the inner turn about the island.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Never was there wilder excitement on Pee-wee's island than when the green and red canoes glided northward, approaching the turning point.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RACE The canoe race, which was the first of the events, was also the best--as well as the last.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
there
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From this reading Never was there wilder excitement on Pee-wee's island than when the green and red canoes glided northward, approaching the turning point.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Among the Alligator Patrol, too, the excitement ran high and shout upon shout for Bridgeboro arose as Wingate Chase spurted to get the inner turn about the island.
too
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From this reading Among the Alligator Patrol, too, the excitement ran high and shout upon shout for Bridgeboro arose as Wingate Chase spurted to get the inner turn about the island.
turn
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From this reading Among the Alligator Patrol, too, the excitement ran high and shout upon shout for Bridgeboro arose as Wingate Chase spurted to get the inner turn about the island.
turning
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From this reading Never was there wilder excitement on Pee-wee's island than when the green and red canoes glided northward, approaching the turning point.
two
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From this reading He gained fast now and as the distance between the two canoes shortened the air was rent with deafening yells for Bridgeboro.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Among the Alligator Patrol, too, the excitement ran high and shout upon shout for Bridgeboro arose as Wingate Chase spurted to get the inner turn about the island.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RACE The canoe race, which was the first of the events, was also the best--as well as the last.
well
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From this reading THE RACE The canoe race, which was the first of the events, was also the best--as well as the last.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Never was there wilder excitement on Pee-wee's island than when the green and red canoes glided northward, approaching the turning point.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE RACE The canoe race, which was the first of the events, was also the best--as well as the last.
wilder
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From this reading Never was there wilder excitement on Pee-wee's island than when the green and red canoes glided northward, approaching the turning point.
Willie
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From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
Wingate
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From this reading Among the Alligator Patrol, too, the excitement ran high and shout upon shout for Bridgeboro arose as Wingate Chase spurted to get the inner turn about the island.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He gained fast now and as the distance between the two canoes shortened the air was rent with deafening yells for Bridgeboro.
yards
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From this reading The red canoe skilfully paddled by the Edgemere champion, Willie Dawdle, was some yards ahead and gaining rapidly and the girls from Edgemere High School could not contain themselves for joy.
yells
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From this reading He gained fast now and as the distance between the two canoes shortened the air was rent with deafening yells for Bridgeboro.
