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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 They obeyed the summons, and began to think this was a queer sort of a vacation, when the principal informed them that he had forgotten something.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Several groups of the students had formed on the banks of Beech Hill Lake, and were discussing the plans when the school-bell rang.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Seeing them talking together at the lake had reminded him of the omission.
banks
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From this reading Several groups of the students had formed on the banks of Beech Hill Lake, and were discussing the plans when the school-bell rang.
Beech
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From this reading Several groups of the students had formed on the banks of Beech Hill Lake, and were discussing the plans when the school-bell rang.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They obeyed the summons, and began to think this was a queer sort of a vacation, when the principal informed them that he had forgotten something.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I must exact a promise from each student that the plan he offers is wholly his own work," said Captain Gildrock.
CONFRONTS
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From this reading DORY DORNWOOD CONFRONTS THE TOPOVERS.
discussing
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From this reading Several groups of the students had formed on the banks of Beech Hill Lake, and were discussing the plans when the school-bell rang.
DORNWOOD
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From this reading DORY DORNWOOD CONFRONTS THE TOPOVERS.
DORY
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From this reading DORY DORNWOOD CONFRONTS THE TOPOVERS.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "I must exact a promise from each student that the plan he offers is wholly his own work," said Captain Gildrock.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading "I must exact a promise from each student that the plan he offers is wholly his own work," said Captain Gildrock.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading They obeyed the summons, and began to think this was a queer sort of a vacation, when the principal informed them that he had forgotten something.
formed
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From this reading Several groups of the students had formed on the banks of Beech Hill Lake, and were discussing the plans when the school-bell rang.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I must exact a promise from each student that the plan he offers is wholly his own work," said Captain Gildrock.
Gildrock
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From this reading "I must exact a promise from each student that the plan he offers is wholly his own work," said Captain Gildrock.
groups
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From this reading Several groups of the students had formed on the banks of Beech Hill Lake, and were discussing the plans when the school-bell rang.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Several groups of the students had formed on the banks of Beech Hill Lake, and were discussing the plans when the school-bell rang.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They obeyed the summons, and began to think this was a queer sort of a vacation, when the principal informed them that he had forgotten something.
Hill
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From this reading Several groups of the students had formed on the banks of Beech Hill Lake, and were discussing the plans when the school-bell rang.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seeing them talking together at the lake had reminded him of the omission.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I must exact a promise from each student that the plan he offers is wholly his own work," said Captain Gildrock.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must exact a promise from each student that the plan he offers is wholly his own work," said Captain Gildrock.
informed
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From this reading They obeyed the summons, and began to think this was a queer sort of a vacation, when the principal informed them that he had forgotten something.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I must exact a promise from each student that the plan he offers is wholly his own work," said Captain Gildrock.
Lake
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From this reading Several groups of the students had formed on the banks of Beech Hill Lake, and were discussing the plans when the school-bell rang.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must exact a promise from each student that the plan he offers is wholly his own work," said Captain Gildrock.
obeyed
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From this reading They obeyed the summons, and began to think this was a queer sort of a vacation, when the principal informed them that he had forgotten something.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several groups of the students had formed on the banks of Beech Hill Lake, and were discussing the plans when the school-bell rang.
offers
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From this reading "I must exact a promise from each student that the plan he offers is wholly his own work," said Captain Gildrock.
omission
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From this reading Seeing them talking together at the lake had reminded him of the omission.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Several groups of the students had formed on the banks of Beech Hill Lake, and were discussing the plans when the school-bell rang.
own
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From this reading "I must exact a promise from each student that the plan he offers is wholly his own work," said Captain Gildrock.
plan
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From this reading "I must exact a promise from each student that the plan he offers is wholly his own work," said Captain Gildrock.
plans
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From this reading Several groups of the students had formed on the banks of Beech Hill Lake, and were discussing the plans when the school-bell rang.
principal
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From this reading They obeyed the summons, and began to think this was a queer sort of a vacation, when the principal informed them that he had forgotten something.
promise
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From this reading "I must exact a promise from each student that the plan he offers is wholly his own work," said Captain Gildrock.
queer
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From this reading They obeyed the summons, and began to think this was a queer sort of a vacation, when the principal informed them that he had forgotten something.
rang
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From this reading Several groups of the students had formed on the banks of Beech Hill Lake, and were discussing the plans when the school-bell rang.
reminded
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From this reading Seeing them talking together at the lake had reminded him of the omission.
said
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From this reading "I must exact a promise from each student that the plan he offers is wholly his own work," said Captain Gildrock.
school-bell
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From this reading Several groups of the students had formed on the banks of Beech Hill Lake, and were discussing the plans when the school-bell rang.
Seeing
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From this reading Seeing them talking together at the lake had reminded him of the omission.
Several
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From this reading Several groups of the students had formed on the banks of Beech Hill Lake, and were discussing the plans when the school-bell rang.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They obeyed the summons, and began to think this was a queer sort of a vacation, when the principal informed them that he had forgotten something.
sort
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From this reading They obeyed the summons, and began to think this was a queer sort of a vacation, when the principal informed them that he had forgotten something.
student
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From this reading "I must exact a promise from each student that the plan he offers is wholly his own work," said Captain Gildrock.
students
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From this reading Several groups of the students had formed on the banks of Beech Hill Lake, and were discussing the plans when the school-bell rang.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading They obeyed the summons, and began to think this was a queer sort of a vacation, when the principal informed them that he had forgotten something.
talking
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From this reading Seeing them talking together at the lake had reminded him of the omission.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They obeyed the summons, and began to think this was a queer sort of a vacation, when the principal informed them that he had forgotten something.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DORY DORNWOOD CONFRONTS THE TOPOVERS.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They obeyed the summons, and began to think this was a queer sort of a vacation, when the principal informed them that he had forgotten something.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They obeyed the summons, and began to think this was a queer sort of a vacation, when the principal informed them that he had forgotten something.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They obeyed the summons, and began to think this was a queer sort of a vacation, when the principal informed them that he had forgotten something.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They obeyed the summons, and began to think this was a queer sort of a vacation, when the principal informed them that he had forgotten something.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They obeyed the summons, and began to think this was a queer sort of a vacation, when the principal informed them that he had forgotten something.
together
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From this reading Seeing them talking together at the lake had reminded him of the omission.
TOPOVERS
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From this reading DORY DORNWOOD CONFRONTS THE TOPOVERS.
vacation
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From this reading They obeyed the summons, and began to think this was a queer sort of a vacation, when the principal informed them that he had forgotten something.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They obeyed the summons, and began to think this was a queer sort of a vacation, when the principal informed them that he had forgotten something.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Several groups of the students had formed on the banks of Beech Hill Lake, and were discussing the plans when the school-bell rang.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Several groups of the students had formed on the banks of Beech Hill Lake, and were discussing the plans when the school-bell rang.
wholly
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From this reading "I must exact a promise from each student that the plan he offers is wholly his own work," said Captain Gildrock.
work
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From this reading "I must exact a promise from each student that the plan he offers is wholly his own work," said Captain Gildrock.
