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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 This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
all
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From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
also
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
applied
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From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
back
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Whenever Pee-wee Harris was given the choice of two desserts he invariably chose both.
Bridgeboro
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.
cake
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From this reading Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.
choice
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From this reading Whenever Pee-wee Harris was given the choice of two desserts he invariably chose both.
chose
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From this reading Whenever Pee-wee Harris was given the choice of two desserts he invariably chose both.
clock
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
conflicted
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From this reading Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.
cream
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From this reading Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.
day
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From this reading Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.
daylight
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From this reading His greatest triumph of maneuvering, however, was when he “foiled” Father Time by means of the daylight saving law.
desserts
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From this reading Whenever Pee-wee Harris was given the choice of two desserts he invariably chose both.
difficult
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From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
eliminated
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From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
enabled
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
Father
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From this reading His greatest triumph of maneuvering, however, was when he “foiled” Father Time by means of the daylight saving law.
foiled
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From this reading His greatest triumph of maneuvering, however, was when he “foiled” Father Time by means of the daylight saving law.
given
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From this reading Whenever Pee-wee Harris was given the choice of two desserts he invariably chose both.
greatest
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From this reading His greatest triumph of maneuvering, however, was when he “foiled” Father Time by means of the daylight saving law.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
Harris
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From this reading Whenever Pee-wee Harris was given the choice of two desserts he invariably chose both.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whenever Pee-wee Harris was given the choice of two desserts he invariably chose both.
helping
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
hike
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From this reading Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His greatest triumph of maneuvering, however, was when he “foiled” Father Time by means of the daylight saving law.
home
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
hour
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading His greatest triumph of maneuvering, however, was when he “foiled” Father Time by means of the daylight saving law.
ice
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From this reading Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
including
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
invariably
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From this reading Whenever Pee-wee Harris was given the choice of two desserts he invariably chose both.
involved
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From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.
kitchen
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
law
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From this reading His greatest triumph of maneuvering, however, was when he “foiled” Father Time by means of the daylight saving law.
lose
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From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
maneuvering
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From this reading His greatest triumph of maneuvering, however, was when he “foiled” Father Time by means of the daylight saving law.
means
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From this reading His greatest triumph of maneuvering, however, was when he “foiled” Father Time by means of the daylight saving law.
memorable
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
much
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From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
North
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
o'clock
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
occasion
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
occasions
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From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whenever Pee-wee Harris was given the choice of two desserts he invariably chose both.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
partook
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
Pee-wee
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From this reading Whenever Pee-wee Harris was given the choice of two desserts he invariably chose both.
picnic
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From this reading Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.
pie
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
plum
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
policy
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From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
possibility
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From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
principle
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From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
proposing
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From this reading Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.
pudding
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
rally
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
reach
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
regrets
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From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.
saving
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From this reading His greatest triumph of maneuvering, however, was when he “foiled” Father Time by means of the daylight saving law.
scene
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From this reading Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.
School
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From this reading Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.
scout
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
second
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
set
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
six
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
Sunday
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From this reading Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.
supper
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From this reading On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—_and_ a helping of apple pie.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whenever Pee-wee Harris was given the choice of two desserts he invariably chose both.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
Thus
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From this reading Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His greatest triumph of maneuvering, however, was when he “foiled” Father Time by means of the daylight saving law.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
triumph
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From this reading His greatest triumph of maneuvering, however, was when he “foiled” Father Time by means of the daylight saving law.
troops
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From this reading Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.
two
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From this reading Whenever Pee-wee Harris was given the choice of two desserts he invariably chose both.
vain
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From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whenever Pee-wee Harris was given the choice of two desserts he invariably chose both.
well
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From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.
WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever Pee-wee Harris was given the choice of two desserts he invariably chose both.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
wise
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From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.
worked
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From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.
