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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 A compass they regarded as superfluous, since they did not care in which direction they went.
According
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From this reading According to their account they gloried in not knowing where they were at.
account
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From this reading According to their account they gloried in not knowing where they were at.
advance
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From this reading Indeed they were somewhat in advance of Pee-wee, for while he used moss and the gentle breeze to guide him, they used just nothing at all.
advent
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From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
adventure
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From this reading They were exponents of the very type of adventure which Pee-wee had invented.
all
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From this reading Indeed they were somewhat in advance of Pee-wee, for while he used moss and the gentle breeze to guide him, they used just nothing at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A compass they regarded as superfluous, since they did not care in which direction they went.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading According to their account they gloried in not knowing where they were at.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
breeze
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From this reading Indeed they were somewhat in advance of Pee-wee, for while he used moss and the gentle breeze to guide him, they used just nothing at all.
Bullson
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From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
care
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From this reading A compass they regarded as superfluous, since they did not care in which direction they went.
compass
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From this reading A compass they regarded as superfluous, since they did not care in which direction they went.
developed
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From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A compass they regarded as superfluous, since they did not care in which direction they went.
direction
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From this reading A compass they regarded as superfluous, since they did not care in which direction they went.
earth
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From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
exponents
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From this reading They were exponents of the very type of adventure which Pee-wee had invented.
far
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From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
FELLOWS
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From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
friend
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From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
Fuller
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From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
gentle
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From this reading Indeed they were somewhat in advance of Pee-wee, for while he used moss and the gentle breeze to guide him, they used just nothing at all.
gloried
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From this reading According to their account they gloried in not knowing where they were at.
gone
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From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
guide
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From this reading Indeed they were somewhat in advance of Pee-wee, for while he used moss and the gentle breeze to guide him, they used just nothing at all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed they were somewhat in advance of Pee-wee, for while he used moss and the gentle breeze to guide him, they used just nothing at all.
hero's
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From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Indeed they were somewhat in advance of Pee-wee, for while he used moss and the gentle breeze to guide him, they used just nothing at all.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading According to their account they gloried in not knowing where they were at.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed they were somewhat in advance of Pee-wee, for while he used moss and the gentle breeze to guide him, they used just nothing at all.
invented
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From this reading They were exponents of the very type of adventure which Pee-wee had invented.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
just
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From this reading Indeed they were somewhat in advance of Pee-wee, for while he used moss and the gentle breeze to guide him, they used just nothing at all.
knowing
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From this reading According to their account they gloried in not knowing where they were at.
LOVELY
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From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
moss
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From this reading Indeed they were somewhat in advance of Pee-wee, for while he used moss and the gentle breeze to guide him, they used just nothing at all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading According to their account they gloried in not knowing where they were at.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Indeed they were somewhat in advance of Pee-wee, for while he used moss and the gentle breeze to guide him, they used just nothing at all.
notwithstanding
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From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
Pee-wee
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From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
PERFECTLY
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From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
Rackette
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From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
Raysor
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From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
regarded
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From this reading A compass they regarded as superfluous, since they did not care in which direction they went.
sake
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From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A compass they regarded as superfluous, since they did not care in which direction they went.
some
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From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
somewhat
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From this reading Indeed they were somewhat in advance of Pee-wee, for while he used moss and the gentle breeze to guide him, they used just nothing at all.
superfluous
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From this reading A compass they regarded as superfluous, since they did not care in which direction they went.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading According to their account they gloried in not knowing where they were at.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading According to their account they gloried in not knowing where they were at.
TWO
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From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
type
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From this reading They were exponents of the very type of adventure which Pee-wee had invented.
used
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From this reading Indeed they were somewhat in advance of Pee-wee, for while he used moss and the gentle breeze to guide him, they used just nothing at all.
very
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From this reading They were exponents of the very type of adventure which Pee-wee had invented.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A compass they regarded as superfluous, since they did not care in which direction they went.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading According to their account they gloried in not knowing where they were at.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were exponents of the very type of adventure which Pee-wee had invented.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Indeed they were somewhat in advance of Pee-wee, for while he used moss and the gentle breeze to guide him, they used just nothing at all.
years
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From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
young
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From this reading THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS Before they had gone far it developed that young Fuller Bullson and his friend, Raysor Rackette, were born for the sake of Pee-wee, notwithstanding that they had been born some years before our hero’s advent on earth.
