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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 A SORRY PLIGHT There was a great splash.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.
all
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From this reading The sturdy life-boat rocked dangerously and then all was still.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sturdy life-boat rocked dangerously and then all was still.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are they?
boys
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From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.
dangerouslyadverbUS /ˈdeɪn.dʒər.əs.li/
In a way that involves danger or risk.
From this reading The sturdy life-boat rocked dangerously and then all was still.
demanded
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From this reading What happened?" demanded John.
eagerly
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fallen
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From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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George
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From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.
great
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From this reading A SORRY PLIGHT There was a great splash.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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happened
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John
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life-boat
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From this reading The sturdy life-boat rocked dangerously and then all was still.
lifted
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now
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peered
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PLIGHT
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From this reading A SORRY PLIGHT There was a great splash.
position
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rocked
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From this reading The sturdy life-boat rocked dangerously and then all was still.
SORRY
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From this reading A SORRY PLIGHT There was a great splash.
splash
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From this reading A SORRY PLIGHT There was a great splash.
still
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From this reading The sturdy life-boat rocked dangerously and then all was still.
sturdy
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From this reading The sturdy life-boat rocked dangerously and then all was still.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sturdy life-boat rocked dangerously and then all was still.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.
then
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From this reading The sturdy life-boat rocked dangerously and then all was still.
There
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From this reading A SORRY PLIGHT There was a great splash.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where are they?
three
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From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SORRY PLIGHT There was a great splash.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What happened?" demanded John.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are they?