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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well, while you fellows are all being reminded of so many things, I'd like to ask just one thing, and that is, what are you going to do about it?"
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And thinking of his unexpected escape from his terrible adventure, he added quickly: "I think we did mighty well to get out of it alive."
adventure
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From this reading And thinking of his unexpected escape from his terrible adventure, he added quickly: "I think we did mighty well to get out of it alive."
alive
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From this reading And thinking of his unexpected escape from his terrible adventure, he added quickly: "I think we did mighty well to get out of it alive."
all
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From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
anxious
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, while you fellows are all being reminded of so many things, I'd like to ask just one thing, and that is, what are you going to do about it?"
ask
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From this reading "Well, while you fellows are all being reminded of so many things, I'd like to ask just one thing, and that is, what are you going to do about it?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Nothing at all," said History.
bein
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From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Well, while you fellows are all being reminded of so many things, I'd like to ask just one thing, and that is, what are you going to do about it?"
Bobbles
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From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
broke
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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captives
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comes
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describe
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And thinking of his unexpected escape from his terrible adventure, he added quickly: "I think we did mighty well to get out of it alive."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, while you fellows are all being reminded of so many things, I'd like to ask just one thing, and that is, what are you going to do about it?"
else
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em
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From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
escape
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From this reading And thinking of his unexpected escape from his terrible adventure, he added quickly: "I think we did mighty well to get out of it alive."
evidently
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fellows
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From this reading "Well, while you fellows are all being reminded of so many things, I'd like to ask just one thing, and that is, what are you going to do about it?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And thinking of his unexpected escape from his terrible adventure, he added quickly: "I think we did mighty well to get out of it alive."
Funnimore
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From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
get
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From this reading And thinking of his unexpected escape from his terrible adventure, he added quickly: "I think we did mighty well to get out of it alive."
going
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From this reading "Well, while you fellows are all being reminded of so many things, I'd like to ask just one thing, and that is, what are you going to do about it?"
growing
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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Heady
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
History
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From this reading "Nothing at all," said History.
Hooper's
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From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
horrible
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From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And thinking of his unexpected escape from his terrible adventure, he added quickly: "I think we did mighty well to get out of it alive."
I'd
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From this reading "Well, while you fellows are all being reminded of so many things, I'd like to ask just one thing, and that is, what are you going to do about it?"
impatient
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Indian
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From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, while you fellows are all being reminded of so many things, I'd like to ask just one thing, and that is, what are you going to do about it?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, while you fellows are all being reminded of so many things, I'd like to ask just one thing, and that is, what are you going to do about it?"
it's
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From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
just
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From this reading "Well, while you fellows are all being reminded of so many things, I'd like to ask just one thing, and that is, what are you going to do about it?"
Leather-boots
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From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
like
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From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
many
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
mighty
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From this reading And thinking of his unexpected escape from his terrible adventure, he added quickly: "I think we did mighty well to get out of it alive."
more
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From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing at all," said History.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
off
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old
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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others
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out
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picks
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quickly
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From this reading And thinking of his unexpected escape from his terrible adventure, he added quickly: "I think we did mighty well to get out of it alive."
reminded
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rifle
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said
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From this reading "Nothing at all," said History.
scalluped
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From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well, while you fellows are all being reminded of so many things, I'd like to ask just one thing, and that is, what are you going to do about it?"
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
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sorts
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stake
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From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
stories
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Strikes
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terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And thinking of his unexpected escape from his terrible adventure, he added quickly: "I think we did mighty well to get out of it alive."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, while you fellows are all being reminded of so many things, I'd like to ask just one thing, and that is, what are you going to do about it?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two or three others were evidently reminded of something else they were anxious to describe; but Heady was growing impatient and very wrathful, and he broke in:
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, while you fellows are all being reminded of so many things, I'd like to ask just one thing, and that is, what are you going to do about it?"
things
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From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And thinking of his unexpected escape from his terrible adventure, he added quickly: "I think we did mighty well to get out of it alive."
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And thinking of his unexpected escape from his terrible adventure, he added quickly: "I think we did mighty well to get out of it alive."
three
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tied
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
tortured
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trusty
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Two
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unexpected
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From this reading And thinking of his unexpected escape from his terrible adventure, he added quickly: "I think we did mighty well to get out of it alive."
very
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two or three others were evidently reminded of something else they were anxious to describe; but Heady was growing impatient and very wrathful, and he broke in:
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And thinking of his unexpected escape from his terrible adventure, he added quickly: "I think we did mighty well to get out of it alive."
Well
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From this reading "Well, while you fellows are all being reminded of so many things, I'd like to ask just one thing, and that is, what are you going to do about it?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two or three others were evidently reminded of something else they were anxious to describe; but Heady was growing impatient and very wrathful, and he broke in:
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, while you fellows are all being reminded of so many things, I'd like to ask just one thing, and that is, what are you going to do about it?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Well, while you fellows are all being reminded of so many things, I'd like to ask just one thing, and that is, what are you going to do about it?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "'Strikes me," Bobbles interrupted, "it's more like one of Funnimore Hooper's Indian stories, with the captives tied to the stake and bein' tortured and scalluped, and all sorts of horrible things, when along comes old Leather-boots and picks 'em all off with his trusty rifle."
wrathful
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, while you fellows are all being reminded of so many things, I'd like to ask just one thing, and that is, what are you going to do about it?"
