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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 Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
all
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From this reading “Lived here all your life and can’t swim?” exclaimed Peter.
already
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From this reading “Have you the cloak?” asked Peter, one leg already over the rail.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “How are we going to get to the beach?” he frowned uneasily.
asked
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From this reading “Have you the cloak?” asked Peter, one leg already over the rail.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
battered
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From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
beach
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From this reading “How are we going to get to the beach?” he frowned uneasily.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Ruggedo held up the small gray package, but looked doubtfully at the foaming waves below.
Blunderoo
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From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ruggedo held up the small gray package, but looked doubtfully at the foaming waves below.
came
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From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
can't
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From this reading “Lived here all your life and can’t swim?” exclaimed Peter.
cloak
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From this reading “Have you the cloak?” asked Peter, one leg already over the rail.
creaky
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From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
doubtfully
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From this reading Ruggedo held up the small gray package, but looked doubtfully at the foaming waves below.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
exclaimed
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From this reading “Lived here all your life and can’t swim?” exclaimed Peter.
foaming
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From this reading Ruggedo held up the small gray package, but looked doubtfully at the foaming waves below.
frowned
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From this reading “How are we going to get to the beach?” he frowned uneasily.
get
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going
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gray
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From this reading Ruggedo held up the small gray package, but looked doubtfully at the foaming waves below.
groan
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From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you the cloak?” asked Peter, one leg already over the rail.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How are we going to get to the beach?” he frowned uneasily.
held
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From this reading Ruggedo held up the small gray package, but looked doubtfully at the foaming waves below.
here
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From this reading “Lived here all your life and can’t swim?” exclaimed Peter.
How
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From this reading “How are we going to get to the beach?” he frowned uneasily.
hull
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From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
last
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From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
leg
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From this reading “Have you the cloak?” asked Peter, one leg already over the rail.
life
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From this reading “Lived here all your life and can’t swim?” exclaimed Peter.
listing
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From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
Lived
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From this reading “Lived here all your life and can’t swim?” exclaimed Peter.
looked
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From this reading Ruggedo held up the small gray package, but looked doubtfully at the foaming waves below.
nearer
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From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
nose
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From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
old
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From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Have you the cloak?” asked Peter, one leg already over the rail.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
package
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From this reading Ruggedo held up the small gray package, but looked doubtfully at the foaming waves below.
Peter
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From this reading “Have you the cloak?” asked Peter, one leg already over the rail.
rail
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From this reading “Have you the cloak?” asked Peter, one leg already over the rail.
Ruggedo
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From this reading Ruggedo held up the small gray package, but looked doubtfully at the foaming waves below.
sand
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From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
sent
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From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
shore
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From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
sideways
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From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
slap
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From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
small
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From this reading Ruggedo held up the small gray package, but looked doubtfully at the foaming waves below.
stop
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From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
stuck
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From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
swim
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From this reading “Lived here all your life and can’t swim?” exclaimed Peter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
tired
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From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
uneasily
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From this reading “How are we going to get to the beach?” he frowned uneasily.
up
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From this reading Ruggedo held up the small gray package, but looked doubtfully at the foaming waves below.
wash
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From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
waves
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From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “How are we going to get to the beach?” he frowned uneasily.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every wash and slap of the waves sent the battered old hull of the Blunderoo nearer to shore and, at last, with a tired groan, it stuck its nose into the sand and, listing over sideways, came to a creaky stop.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you the cloak?” asked Peter, one leg already over the rail.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Lived here all your life and can’t swim?” exclaimed Peter.
