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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 The flag still flew from the hill and all day long one or another of the boys kept a lookout from a spot near by.
all
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From this reading The flag still flew from the hill and all day long one or another of the boys kept a lookout from a spot near by.
almost
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From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RIDDLE Days passed and weeks rolled by.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The flag still flew from the hill and all day long one or another of the boys kept a lookout from a spot near by.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
believe
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From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
boat
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From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
boys
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From this reading The flag still flew from the hill and all day long one or another of the boys kept a lookout from a spot near by.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE RIDDLE Days passed and weeks rolled by.
came
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From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
castaways
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From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
colored
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From this reading The four friends and their colored companion still remained on the mysterious island.
come
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From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
companion
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From this reading The four friends and their colored companion still remained on the mysterious island.
day
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From this reading The flag still flew from the hill and all day long one or another of the boys kept a lookout from a spot near by.
Days
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From this reading THE RIDDLE Days passed and weeks rolled by.
flag
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From this reading The flag still flew from the hill and all day long one or another of the boys kept a lookout from a spot near by.
flew
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From this reading The flag still flew from the hill and all day long one or another of the boys kept a lookout from a spot near by.
four
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From this reading The four friends and their colored companion still remained on the mysterious island.
friends
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From this reading The four friends and their colored companion still remained on the mysterious island.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The flag still flew from the hill and all day long one or another of the boys kept a lookout from a spot near by.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
hill
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From this reading The flag still flew from the hill and all day long one or another of the boys kept a lookout from a spot near by.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
island
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From this reading The four friends and their colored companion still remained on the mysterious island.
John
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From this reading Once John on watch had seen smoke.
kept
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From this reading The flag still flew from the hill and all day long one or another of the boys kept a lookout from a spot near by.
little
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From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
long
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From this reading The flag still flew from the hill and all day long one or another of the boys kept a lookout from a spot near by.
lookout
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From this reading The flag still flew from the hill and all day long one or another of the boys kept a lookout from a spot near by.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The four friends and their colored companion still remained on the mysterious island.
near
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From this reading The flag still flew from the hill and all day long one or another of the boys kept a lookout from a spot near by.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The flag still flew from the hill and all day long one or another of the boys kept a lookout from a spot near by.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The four friends and their colored companion still remained on the mysterious island.
Once
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From this reading Once John on watch had seen smoke.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The flag still flew from the hill and all day long one or another of the boys kept a lookout from a spot near by.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The flag still flew from the hill and all day long one or another of the boys kept a lookout from a spot near by.
party
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From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
passed
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From this reading THE RIDDLE Days passed and weeks rolled by.
remained
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From this reading The four friends and their colored companion still remained on the mysterious island.
rescue
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From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
rest
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From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
RIDDLE
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From this reading THE RIDDLE Days passed and weeks rolled by.
rolled
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From this reading THE RIDDLE Days passed and weeks rolled by.
sea
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From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
seen
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From this reading Once John on watch had seen smoke.
smoke
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From this reading Once John on watch had seen smoke.
somewhere
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From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
spent
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From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
spot
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From this reading The flag still flew from the hill and all day long one or another of the boys kept a lookout from a spot near by.
still
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From this reading The four friends and their colored companion still remained on the mysterious island.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIDDLE Days passed and weeks rolled by.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The four friends and their colored companion still remained on the mysterious island.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
unknown
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From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
watch
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From this reading Once John on watch had seen smoke.
weeks
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From this reading THE RIDDLE Days passed and weeks rolled by.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No boat came to rescue them, however, and the little party of castaways had almost come to believe that the rest of their days were to be spent on this little island somewhere in an unknown sea.
