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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 Each held a single air tank, regulator, mask, fins, snorkel, underwater watch, depth gauge, weight belt, equipment belt, and knife.
air
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From this reading Each held a single air tank, regulator, mask, fins, snorkel, underwater watch, depth gauge, weight belt, equipment belt, and knife.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rick and Scotty took the two bulkiest to the cockpit and opened them to disclose full skin-diving equipment.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The boys had made the cases themselves, to be carried like suitcases.
belt
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From this reading Each held a single air tank, regulator, mask, fins, snorkel, underwater watch, depth gauge, weight belt, equipment belt, and knife.
Bottom
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From this reading On the Bottom There were three wooden cases stored in the full-length closet in the houseboat cabin.
boys
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From this reading The boys had made the cases themselves, to be carried like suitcases.
bulkiest
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From this reading Rick and Scotty took the two bulkiest to the cockpit and opened them to disclose full skin-diving equipment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The third case contained spears and spear guns, but they wouldn't need those in searching for the object that had splashed near the houseboat.
cabin
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From this reading On the Bottom There were three wooden cases stored in the full-length closet in the houseboat cabin.
carried
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case
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From this reading The third case contained spears and spear guns, but they wouldn't need those in searching for the object that had splashed near the houseboat.
cases
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From this reading On the Bottom There were three wooden cases stored in the full-length closet in the houseboat cabin.
closet
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From this reading On the Bottom There were three wooden cases stored in the full-length closet in the houseboat cabin.
cockpit
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From this reading Rick and Scotty took the two bulkiest to the cockpit and opened them to disclose full skin-diving equipment.
contained
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From this reading The third case contained spears and spear guns, but they wouldn't need those in searching for the object that had splashed near the houseboat.
depth
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From this reading Each held a single air tank, regulator, mask, fins, snorkel, underwater watch, depth gauge, weight belt, equipment belt, and knife.
disclose
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From this reading Rick and Scotty took the two bulkiest to the cockpit and opened them to disclose full skin-diving equipment.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each held a single air tank, regulator, mask, fins, snorkel, underwater watch, depth gauge, weight belt, equipment belt, and knife.
equipment
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From this reading Rick and Scotty took the two bulkiest to the cockpit and opened them to disclose full skin-diving equipment.
fins
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From this reading Each held a single air tank, regulator, mask, fins, snorkel, underwater watch, depth gauge, weight belt, equipment belt, and knife.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The third case contained spears and spear guns, but they wouldn't need those in searching for the object that had splashed near the houseboat.
full
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From this reading Rick and Scotty took the two bulkiest to the cockpit and opened them to disclose full skin-diving equipment.
full-length
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From this reading On the Bottom There were three wooden cases stored in the full-length closet in the houseboat cabin.
gauge
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From this reading Each held a single air tank, regulator, mask, fins, snorkel, underwater watch, depth gauge, weight belt, equipment belt, and knife.
guns
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From this reading The third case contained spears and spear guns, but they wouldn't need those in searching for the object that had splashed near the houseboat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boys had made the cases themselves, to be carried like suitcases.
held
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From this reading Each held a single air tank, regulator, mask, fins, snorkel, underwater watch, depth gauge, weight belt, equipment belt, and knife.
houseboat
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From this reading On the Bottom There were three wooden cases stored in the full-length closet in the houseboat cabin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the Bottom There were three wooden cases stored in the full-length closet in the houseboat cabin.
knife
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From this reading Each held a single air tank, regulator, mask, fins, snorkel, underwater watch, depth gauge, weight belt, equipment belt, and knife.
like
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From this reading The boys had made the cases themselves, to be carried like suitcases.
made
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From this reading The boys had made the cases themselves, to be carried like suitcases.
mask
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From this reading Each held a single air tank, regulator, mask, fins, snorkel, underwater watch, depth gauge, weight belt, equipment belt, and knife.
near
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From this reading The third case contained spears and spear guns, but they wouldn't need those in searching for the object that had splashed near the houseboat.
need
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From this reading The third case contained spears and spear guns, but they wouldn't need those in searching for the object that had splashed near the houseboat.
object
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From this reading The third case contained spears and spear guns, but they wouldn't need those in searching for the object that had splashed near the houseboat.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Bottom There were three wooden cases stored in the full-length closet in the houseboat cabin.
opened
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From this reading Rick and Scotty took the two bulkiest to the cockpit and opened them to disclose full skin-diving equipment.
regulator
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From this reading Each held a single air tank, regulator, mask, fins, snorkel, underwater watch, depth gauge, weight belt, equipment belt, and knife.
Rick
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From this reading Rick and Scotty took the two bulkiest to the cockpit and opened them to disclose full skin-diving equipment.
Scotty
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From this reading Rick and Scotty took the two bulkiest to the cockpit and opened them to disclose full skin-diving equipment.
searching
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From this reading The third case contained spears and spear guns, but they wouldn't need those in searching for the object that had splashed near the houseboat.
single
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From this reading Each held a single air tank, regulator, mask, fins, snorkel, underwater watch, depth gauge, weight belt, equipment belt, and knife.
skin-diving
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From this reading Rick and Scotty took the two bulkiest to the cockpit and opened them to disclose full skin-diving equipment.
snorkel
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From this reading Each held a single air tank, regulator, mask, fins, snorkel, underwater watch, depth gauge, weight belt, equipment belt, and knife.
spear
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From this reading The third case contained spears and spear guns, but they wouldn't need those in searching for the object that had splashed near the houseboat.
spears
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From this reading The third case contained spears and spear guns, but they wouldn't need those in searching for the object that had splashed near the houseboat.
splashed
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From this reading The third case contained spears and spear guns, but they wouldn't need those in searching for the object that had splashed near the houseboat.
stored
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From this reading On the Bottom There were three wooden cases stored in the full-length closet in the houseboat cabin.
suitcases
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From this reading The boys had made the cases themselves, to be carried like suitcases.
tank
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From this reading Each held a single air tank, regulator, mask, fins, snorkel, underwater watch, depth gauge, weight belt, equipment belt, and knife.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The third case contained spears and spear guns, but they wouldn't need those in searching for the object that had splashed near the houseboat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the Bottom There were three wooden cases stored in the full-length closet in the houseboat cabin.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Rick and Scotty took the two bulkiest to the cockpit and opened them to disclose full skin-diving equipment.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The boys had made the cases themselves, to be carried like suitcases.
There
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From this reading On the Bottom There were three wooden cases stored in the full-length closet in the houseboat cabin.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The third case contained spears and spear guns, but they wouldn't need those in searching for the object that had splashed near the houseboat.
third
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From this reading The third case contained spears and spear guns, but they wouldn't need those in searching for the object that had splashed near the houseboat.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The third case contained spears and spear guns, but they wouldn't need those in searching for the object that had splashed near the houseboat.
three
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From this reading On the Bottom There were three wooden cases stored in the full-length closet in the houseboat cabin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rick and Scotty took the two bulkiest to the cockpit and opened them to disclose full skin-diving equipment.
took
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From this reading Rick and Scotty took the two bulkiest to the cockpit and opened them to disclose full skin-diving equipment.
two
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From this reading Rick and Scotty took the two bulkiest to the cockpit and opened them to disclose full skin-diving equipment.
underwater
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From this reading Each held a single air tank, regulator, mask, fins, snorkel, underwater watch, depth gauge, weight belt, equipment belt, and knife.
watch
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From this reading Each held a single air tank, regulator, mask, fins, snorkel, underwater watch, depth gauge, weight belt, equipment belt, and knife.
weight
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From this reading Each held a single air tank, regulator, mask, fins, snorkel, underwater watch, depth gauge, weight belt, equipment belt, and knife.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the Bottom There were three wooden cases stored in the full-length closet in the houseboat cabin.
wooden
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From this reading On the Bottom There were three wooden cases stored in the full-length closet in the houseboat cabin.
wouldn't
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From this reading The third case contained spears and spear guns, but they wouldn't need those in searching for the object that had splashed near the houseboat.
