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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 PALS So Miss Hope Stillmore was launched upon the sea of adventure in a rocking chair with Scout Harris for pilot.
abandoned
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From this reading She abandoned the study of monotony for the study of carpentry, interior and exterior decoration, botany, photography, stalking, signalling, tracking, and a variety of other scout arts.
acceptable
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From this reading Being small and full of enterprises entirely disproportionate to his size, he was acceptable everywhere and universally liked.
accepted
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From this reading It was Pee-wee’s fate in life to be accepted as a substitute for something better because he was amusing.
adventure
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From this reading PALS So Miss Hope Stillmore was launched upon the sea of adventure in a rocking chair with Scout Harris for pilot.
amusing
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From this reading It was Pee-wee’s fate in life to be accepted as a substitute for something better because he was amusing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She abandoned the study of monotony for the study of carpentry, interior and exterior decoration, botany, photography, stalking, signalling, tracking, and a variety of other scout arts.
arts
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From this reading She abandoned the study of monotony for the study of carpentry, interior and exterior decoration, botany, photography, stalking, signalling, tracking, and a variety of other scout arts.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Pee-wee’s fate in life to be accepted as a substitute for something better because he was amusing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was Pee-wee’s fate in life to be accepted as a substitute for something better because he was amusing.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It was Pee-wee’s fate in life to be accepted as a substitute for something better because he was amusing.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being small and full of enterprises entirely disproportionate to his size, he was acceptable everywhere and universally liked.
better
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From this reading It was Pee-wee’s fate in life to be accepted as a substitute for something better because he was amusing.
botany
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From this reading She abandoned the study of monotony for the study of carpentry, interior and exterior decoration, botany, photography, stalking, signalling, tracking, and a variety of other scout arts.
carpentry
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From this reading She abandoned the study of monotony for the study of carpentry, interior and exterior decoration, botany, photography, stalking, signalling, tracking, and a variety of other scout arts.
chair
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From this reading PALS So Miss Hope Stillmore was launched upon the sea of adventure in a rocking chair with Scout Harris for pilot.
decoration
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From this reading She abandoned the study of monotony for the study of carpentry, interior and exterior decoration, botany, photography, stalking, signalling, tracking, and a variety of other scout arts.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not object to this because, as he said, he had plenty of fun just the same.
disproportionate
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From this reading Being small and full of enterprises entirely disproportionate to his size, he was acceptable everywhere and universally liked.
enterprises
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From this reading Being small and full of enterprises entirely disproportionate to his size, he was acceptable everywhere and universally liked.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Being small and full of enterprises entirely disproportionate to his size, he was acceptable everywhere and universally liked.
everywhere
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From this reading Being small and full of enterprises entirely disproportionate to his size, he was acceptable everywhere and universally liked.
exterior
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From this reading She abandoned the study of monotony for the study of carpentry, interior and exterior decoration, botany, photography, stalking, signalling, tracking, and a variety of other scout arts.
fate
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From this reading It was Pee-wee’s fate in life to be accepted as a substitute for something better because he was amusing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PALS So Miss Hope Stillmore was launched upon the sea of adventure in a rocking chair with Scout Harris for pilot.
full
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From this reading Being small and full of enterprises entirely disproportionate to his size, he was acceptable everywhere and universally liked.
fun
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From this reading He did not object to this because, as he said, he had plenty of fun just the same.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He did not object to this because, as he said, he had plenty of fun just the same.
Harris
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From this reading PALS So Miss Hope Stillmore was launched upon the sea of adventure in a rocking chair with Scout Harris for pilot.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Pee-wee’s fate in life to be accepted as a substitute for something better because he was amusing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Being small and full of enterprises entirely disproportionate to his size, he was acceptable everywhere and universally liked.
Hope
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From this reading PALS So Miss Hope Stillmore was launched upon the sea of adventure in a rocking chair with Scout Harris for pilot.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PALS So Miss Hope Stillmore was launched upon the sea of adventure in a rocking chair with Scout Harris for pilot.
interior
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From this reading She abandoned the study of monotony for the study of carpentry, interior and exterior decoration, botany, photography, stalking, signalling, tracking, and a variety of other scout arts.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Pee-wee’s fate in life to be accepted as a substitute for something better because he was amusing.
just
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From this reading He did not object to this because, as he said, he had plenty of fun just the same.
launched
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From this reading PALS So Miss Hope Stillmore was launched upon the sea of adventure in a rocking chair with Scout Harris for pilot.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Pee-wee’s fate in life to be accepted as a substitute for something better because he was amusing.
liked
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From this reading Being small and full of enterprises entirely disproportionate to his size, he was acceptable everywhere and universally liked.
Miss
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From this reading PALS So Miss Hope Stillmore was launched upon the sea of adventure in a rocking chair with Scout Harris for pilot.
monotony
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From this reading She abandoned the study of monotony for the study of carpentry, interior and exterior decoration, botany, photography, stalking, signalling, tracking, and a variety of other scout arts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not object to this because, as he said, he had plenty of fun just the same.
object
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From this reading He did not object to this because, as he said, he had plenty of fun just the same.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PALS So Miss Hope Stillmore was launched upon the sea of adventure in a rocking chair with Scout Harris for pilot.
other
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From this reading She abandoned the study of monotony for the study of carpentry, interior and exterior decoration, botany, photography, stalking, signalling, tracking, and a variety of other scout arts.
PALS
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From this reading PALS So Miss Hope Stillmore was launched upon the sea of adventure in a rocking chair with Scout Harris for pilot.
Pee-wee's
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From this reading It was Pee-wee’s fate in life to be accepted as a substitute for something better because he was amusing.
photography
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From this reading She abandoned the study of monotony for the study of carpentry, interior and exterior decoration, botany, photography, stalking, signalling, tracking, and a variety of other scout arts.
pilot
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From this reading PALS So Miss Hope Stillmore was launched upon the sea of adventure in a rocking chair with Scout Harris for pilot.
plenty
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From this reading He did not object to this because, as he said, he had plenty of fun just the same.
rocking
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From this reading PALS So Miss Hope Stillmore was launched upon the sea of adventure in a rocking chair with Scout Harris for pilot.
said
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From this reading He did not object to this because, as he said, he had plenty of fun just the same.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not object to this because, as he said, he had plenty of fun just the same.
Scout
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From this reading PALS So Miss Hope Stillmore was launched upon the sea of adventure in a rocking chair with Scout Harris for pilot.
sea
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From this reading PALS So Miss Hope Stillmore was launched upon the sea of adventure in a rocking chair with Scout Harris for pilot.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She abandoned the study of monotony for the study of carpentry, interior and exterior decoration, botany, photography, stalking, signalling, tracking, and a variety of other scout arts.
signalling
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From this reading She abandoned the study of monotony for the study of carpentry, interior and exterior decoration, botany, photography, stalking, signalling, tracking, and a variety of other scout arts.
size
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From this reading Being small and full of enterprises entirely disproportionate to his size, he was acceptable everywhere and universally liked.
small
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From this reading Being small and full of enterprises entirely disproportionate to his size, he was acceptable everywhere and universally liked.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading PALS So Miss Hope Stillmore was launched upon the sea of adventure in a rocking chair with Scout Harris for pilot.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was Pee-wee’s fate in life to be accepted as a substitute for something better because he was amusing.
stalking
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From this reading She abandoned the study of monotony for the study of carpentry, interior and exterior decoration, botany, photography, stalking, signalling, tracking, and a variety of other scout arts.
Stillmore
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From this reading PALS So Miss Hope Stillmore was launched upon the sea of adventure in a rocking chair with Scout Harris for pilot.
study
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From this reading She abandoned the study of monotony for the study of carpentry, interior and exterior decoration, botany, photography, stalking, signalling, tracking, and a variety of other scout arts.
substitute
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From this reading It was Pee-wee’s fate in life to be accepted as a substitute for something better because he was amusing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PALS So Miss Hope Stillmore was launched upon the sea of adventure in a rocking chair with Scout Harris for pilot.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He did not object to this because, as he said, he had plenty of fun just the same.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Pee-wee’s fate in life to be accepted as a substitute for something better because he was amusing.
tracking
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From this reading She abandoned the study of monotony for the study of carpentry, interior and exterior decoration, botany, photography, stalking, signalling, tracking, and a variety of other scout arts.
universally
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From this reading Being small and full of enterprises entirely disproportionate to his size, he was acceptable everywhere and universally liked.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading PALS So Miss Hope Stillmore was launched upon the sea of adventure in a rocking chair with Scout Harris for pilot.
variety
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From this reading She abandoned the study of monotony for the study of carpentry, interior and exterior decoration, botany, photography, stalking, signalling, tracking, and a variety of other scout arts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PALS So Miss Hope Stillmore was launched upon the sea of adventure in a rocking chair with Scout Harris for pilot.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading PALS So Miss Hope Stillmore was launched upon the sea of adventure in a rocking chair with Scout Harris for pilot.
