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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 QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
all
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From this reading "Yes, you seem to have mastered the trick all right," he was told, "though you did take a few headers when you grew too confident.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading I've seen a chap with both feet sticking up out of a drift; and unable to get out alone."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
apt
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From this reading They are clumsy things to a novice, and apt to play all sorts of sly tricks on him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are clumsy things to a novice, and apt to play all sorts of sly tricks on him.
asked
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From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Snow-shoes can only be successfully mastered through experience.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading I've seen a chap with both feet sticking up out of a drift; and unable to get out alone."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Snow-shoes can only be successfully mastered through experience.
chap
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From this reading I've seen a chap with both feet sticking up out of a drift; and unable to get out alone."
clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading They are clumsy things to a novice, and apt to play all sorts of sly tricks on him.
confident
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From this reading "Yes, you seem to have mastered the trick all right," he was told, "though you did take a few headers when you grew too confident.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Yes, you seem to have mastered the trick all right," he was told, "though you did take a few headers when you grew too confident.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
don't
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From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
drift
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From this reading I've seen a chap with both feet sticking up out of a drift; and unable to get out alone."
experience
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From this reading Snow-shoes can only be successfully mastered through experience.
feet
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From this reading I've seen a chap with both feet sticking up out of a drift; and unable to get out alone."
few
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From this reading "Yes, you seem to have mastered the trick all right," he was told, "though you did take a few headers when you grew too confident.
first-rate
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From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
GAME
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From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
get
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From this reading I've seen a chap with both feet sticking up out of a drift; and unable to get out alone."
getting
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From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
grew
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From this reading "Yes, you seem to have mastered the trick all right," he was told, "though you did take a few headers when you grew too confident.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes, you seem to have mastered the trick all right," he was told, "though you did take a few headers when you grew too confident.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, you seem to have mastered the trick all right," he was told, "though you did take a few headers when you grew too confident.
headers
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From this reading "Yes, you seem to have mastered the trick all right," he was told, "though you did take a few headers when you grew too confident.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They are clumsy things to a novice, and apt to play all sorts of sly tricks on him.
hour
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From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
I'm
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From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
I've
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From this reading I've seen a chap with both feet sticking up out of a drift; and unable to get out alone."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
mastered
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From this reading "Yes, you seem to have mastered the trick all right," he was told, "though you did take a few headers when you grew too confident.
more
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From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
moving
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From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
novice
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From this reading They are clumsy things to a novice, and apt to play all sorts of sly tricks on him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They are clumsy things to a novice, and apt to play all sorts of sly tricks on him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They are clumsy things to a novice, and apt to play all sorts of sly tricks on him.
only
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From this reading Snow-shoes can only be successfully mastered through experience.
out
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From this reading I've seen a chap with both feet sticking up out of a drift; and unable to get out alone."
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
Phil
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From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
play
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From this reading They are clumsy things to a novice, and apt to play all sorts of sly tricks on him.
QUARREL
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From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
right
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From this reading "Yes, you seem to have mastered the trick all right," he was told, "though you did take a few headers when you grew too confident.
seem
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From this reading "Yes, you seem to have mastered the trick all right," he was told, "though you did take a few headers when you grew too confident.
seen
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From this reading I've seen a chap with both feet sticking up out of a drift; and unable to get out alone."
sly
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From this reading They are clumsy things to a novice, and apt to play all sorts of sly tricks on him.
Snow-shoes
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From this reading Snow-shoes can only be successfully mastered through experience.
sorts
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From this reading They are clumsy things to a novice, and apt to play all sorts of sly tricks on him.
sticking
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From this reading I've seen a chap with both feet sticking up out of a drift; and unable to get out alone."
successfully
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From this reading Snow-shoes can only be successfully mastered through experience.
take
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From this reading "Yes, you seem to have mastered the trick all right," he was told, "though you did take a few headers when you grew too confident.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
things
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From this reading They are clumsy things to a novice, and apt to play all sorts of sly tricks on him.
think
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From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Yes, you seem to have mastered the trick all right," he was told, "though you did take a few headers when you grew too confident.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Snow-shoes can only be successfully mastered through experience.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
told
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From this reading "Yes, you seem to have mastered the trick all right," he was told, "though you did take a few headers when you grew too confident.
too
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From this reading "Yes, you seem to have mastered the trick all right," he was told, "though you did take a few headers when you grew too confident.
trick
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From this reading "Yes, you seem to have mastered the trick all right," he was told, "though you did take a few headers when you grew too confident.
tricks
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From this reading They are clumsy things to a novice, and apt to play all sorts of sly tricks on him.
unable
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From this reading I've seen a chap with both feet sticking up out of a drift; and unable to get out alone."
up
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From this reading I've seen a chap with both feet sticking up out of a drift; and unable to get out alone."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, you seem to have mastered the trick all right," he was told, "though you did take a few headers when you grew too confident.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Yes, you seem to have mastered the trick all right," he was told, "though you did take a few headers when you grew too confident.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I've seen a chap with both feet sticking up out of a drift; and unable to get out alone."
X-Ray
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From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, you seem to have mastered the trick all right," he was told, "though you did take a few headers when you grew too confident.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A QUARREL OVER THE GAME "I'm getting to do first-rate at it, don't you think, Phil?" asked X-Ray, after they had been moving along for an hour and more.
