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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 JAMES BODMAN GIVES A DANCE "I'm as much in the dark as you can be, Ethan," Phil told him.
all
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From this reading The only thing that tempted him in that direction was the chance that some one might have been injured during all that shooting, and he would like to be useful in an emergency.
allotted
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From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The only thing that tempted him in that direction was the chance that some one might have been injured during all that shooting, and he would like to be useful in an emergency.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
any
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From this reading Phil seemed to be debating as to whether it was enough of their business to pay them for taking any more trouble.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JAMES BODMAN GIVES A DANCE "I'm as much in the dark as you can be, Ethan," Phil told him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading JAMES BODMAN GIVES A DANCE "I'm as much in the dark as you can be, Ethan," Phil told him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The only thing that tempted him in that direction was the chance that some one might have been injured during all that shooting, and he would like to be useful in an emergency.
BODMAN
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From this reading JAMES BODMAN GIVES A DANCE "I'm as much in the dark as you can be, Ethan," Phil told him.
business
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From this reading Phil seemed to be debating as to whether it was enough of their business to pay them for taking any more trouble.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading JAMES BODMAN GIVES A DANCE "I'm as much in the dark as you can be, Ethan," Phil told him.
chance
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From this reading The only thing that tempted him in that direction was the chance that some one might have been injured during all that shooting, and he would like to be useful in an emergency.
curiosity
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From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
DANCE
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From this reading JAMES BODMAN GIVES A DANCE "I'm as much in the dark as you can be, Ethan," Phil told him.
dark
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From this reading JAMES BODMAN GIVES A DANCE "I'm as much in the dark as you can be, Ethan," Phil told him.
debating
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From this reading Phil seemed to be debating as to whether it was enough of their business to pay them for taking any more trouble.
direction
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From this reading The only thing that tempted him in that direction was the chance that some one might have been injured during all that shooting, and he would like to be useful in an emergency.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The only thing that tempted him in that direction was the chance that some one might have been injured during all that shooting, and he would like to be useful in an emergency.
emergency
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From this reading The only thing that tempted him in that direction was the chance that some one might have been injured during all that shooting, and he would like to be useful in an emergency.
enough
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From this reading Phil seemed to be debating as to whether it was enough of their business to pay them for taking any more trouble.
Ethan
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From this reading JAMES BODMAN GIVES A DANCE "I'm as much in the dark as you can be, Ethan," Phil told him.
evidently
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From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Phil seemed to be debating as to whether it was enough of their business to pay them for taking any more trouble.
give
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From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
GIVES
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From this reading JAMES BODMAN GIVES A DANCE "I'm as much in the dark as you can be, Ethan," Phil told him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The only thing that tempted him in that direction was the chance that some one might have been injured during all that shooting, and he would like to be useful in an emergency.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The only thing that tempted him in that direction was the chance that some one might have been injured during all that shooting, and he would like to be useful in an emergency.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JAMES BODMAN GIVES A DANCE "I'm as much in the dark as you can be, Ethan," Phil told him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
I'd
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From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
I'm
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From this reading JAMES BODMAN GIVES A DANCE "I'm as much in the dark as you can be, Ethan," Phil told him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JAMES BODMAN GIVES A DANCE "I'm as much in the dark as you can be, Ethan," Phil told him.
injured
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From this reading The only thing that tempted him in that direction was the chance that some one might have been injured during all that shooting, and he would like to be useful in an emergency.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
It's
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From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
JAMES
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From this reading JAMES BODMAN GIVES A DANCE "I'm as much in the dark as you can be, Ethan," Phil told him.
know
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From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
like
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From this reading The only thing that tempted him in that direction was the chance that some one might have been injured during all that shooting, and he would like to be useful in an emergency.
means
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From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The only thing that tempted him in that direction was the chance that some one might have been injured during all that shooting, and he would like to be useful in an emergency.
mighty
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From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
more
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From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
MR
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From this reading MR.
much
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From this reading JAMES BODMAN GIVES A DANCE "I'm as much in the dark as you can be, Ethan," Phil told him.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The only thing that tempted him in that direction was the chance that some one might have been injured during all that shooting, and he would like to be useful in an emergency.
only
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From this reading The only thing that tempted him in that direction was the chance that some one might have been injured during all that shooting, and he would like to be useful in an emergency.
other
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From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
pay
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From this reading Phil seemed to be debating as to whether it was enough of their business to pay them for taking any more trouble.
Phil
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From this reading JAMES BODMAN GIVES A DANCE "I'm as much in the dark as you can be, Ethan," Phil told him.
queer
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From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
say
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From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
scout
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From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
seemed
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From this reading Phil seemed to be debating as to whether it was enough of their business to pay them for taking any more trouble.
share
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From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
shooting
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From this reading The only thing that tempted him in that direction was the chance that some one might have been injured during all that shooting, and he would like to be useful in an emergency.
some
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From this reading The only thing that tempted him in that direction was the chance that some one might have been injured during all that shooting, and he would like to be useful in an emergency.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
taking
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From this reading Phil seemed to be debating as to whether it was enough of their business to pay them for taking any more trouble.
tempted
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From this reading The only thing that tempted him in that direction was the chance that some one might have been injured during all that shooting, and he would like to be useful in an emergency.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The only thing that tempted him in that direction was the chance that some one might have been injured during all that shooting, and he would like to be useful in an emergency.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JAMES BODMAN GIVES A DANCE "I'm as much in the dark as you can be, Ethan," Phil told him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Phil seemed to be debating as to whether it was enough of their business to pay them for taking any more trouble.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Phil seemed to be debating as to whether it was enough of their business to pay them for taking any more trouble.
thing
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From this reading The only thing that tempted him in that direction was the chance that some one might have been injured during all that shooting, and he would like to be useful in an emergency.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
told
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From this reading JAMES BODMAN GIVES A DANCE "I'm as much in the dark as you can be, Ethan," Phil told him.
trouble
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From this reading Phil seemed to be debating as to whether it was enough of their business to pay them for taking any more trouble.
useful
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From this reading The only thing that tempted him in that direction was the chance that some one might have been injured during all that shooting, and he would like to be useful in an emergency.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Phil seemed to be debating as to whether it was enough of their business to pay them for taking any more trouble.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Phil seemed to be debating as to whether it was enough of their business to pay them for taking any more trouble.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "It's mighty queer, I say; and I'd give something to know what it means," muttered the other scout, who evidently had more than his allotted share of curiosity.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The only thing that tempted him in that direction was the chance that some one might have been injured during all that shooting, and he would like to be useful in an emergency.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading JAMES BODMAN GIVES A DANCE "I'm as much in the dark as you can be, Ethan," Phil told him.
