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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 CONCLUSION After a sleepless and restless night the excited little party of treasure seekers repaired once more to the palm tree which marked the spot so long sought by them.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading CONCLUSION After a sleepless and restless night the excited little party of treasure seekers repaired once more to the palm tree which marked the spot so long sought by them.
Ah'll
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From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONCLUSION After a sleepless and restless night the excited little party of treasure seekers repaired once more to the palm tree which marked the spot so long sought by them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Let's see how good a lumberman you are."
attacked
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From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The wood was soft and before long began to yield to Sam's blows.
began
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From this reading The wood was soft and before long began to yield to Sam's blows.
blows
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From this reading The wood was soft and before long began to yield to Sam's blows.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CONCLUSION After a sleepless and restless night the excited little party of treasure seekers repaired once more to the palm tree which marked the spot so long sought by them.
CONCLUSION
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From this reading CONCLUSION After a sleepless and restless night the excited little party of treasure seekers repaired once more to the palm tree which marked the spot so long sought by them.
confidently
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From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
cried
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From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
dat
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From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
down
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From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading CONCLUSION After a sleepless and restless night the excited little party of treasure seekers repaired once more to the palm tree which marked the spot so long sought by them.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Got your knife, Sam?" exclaimed Grant.
fiercely
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From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
firmly
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From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
good
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From this reading "Let's see how good a lumberman you are."
Got
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From this reading "Got your knife, Sam?" exclaimed Grant.
Grant
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From this reading "Got your knife, Sam?" exclaimed Grant.
grasped
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From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
great
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From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
hab
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From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
hand
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From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
heavy
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From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
how
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From this reading "Let's see how good a lumberman you are."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
knife
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From this reading "Got your knife, Sam?" exclaimed Grant.
Let's
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From this reading "Let's see how good a lumberman you are."
little
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long
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lumberman
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From this reading "Let's see how good a lumberman you are."
marked
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more
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night
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From this reading CONCLUSION After a sleepless and restless night the excited little party of treasure seekers repaired once more to the palm tree which marked the spot so long sought by them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONCLUSION After a sleepless and restless night the excited little party of treasure seekers repaired once more to the palm tree which marked the spot so long sought by them.
ol
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From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
once
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palm
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party
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repaired
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restless
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From this reading CONCLUSION After a sleepless and restless night the excited little party of treasure seekers repaired once more to the palm tree which marked the spot so long sought by them.
right
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From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
Sam
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From this reading "Got your knife, Sam?" exclaimed Grant.
Sam's
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From this reading The wood was soft and before long began to yield to Sam's blows.
see
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seekers
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From this reading CONCLUSION After a sleepless and restless night the excited little party of treasure seekers repaired once more to the palm tree which marked the spot so long sought by them.
sleepless
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From this reading CONCLUSION After a sleepless and restless night the excited little party of treasure seekers repaired once more to the palm tree which marked the spot so long sought by them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading CONCLUSION After a sleepless and restless night the excited little party of treasure seekers repaired once more to the palm tree which marked the spot so long sought by them.
soft
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From this reading The wood was soft and before long began to yield to Sam's blows.
sought
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From this reading CONCLUSION After a sleepless and restless night the excited little party of treasure seekers repaired once more to the palm tree which marked the spot so long sought by them.
spot
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From this reading CONCLUSION After a sleepless and restless night the excited little party of treasure seekers repaired once more to the palm tree which marked the spot so long sought by them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCLUSION After a sleepless and restless night the excited little party of treasure seekers repaired once more to the palm tree which marked the spot so long sought by them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading CONCLUSION After a sleepless and restless night the excited little party of treasure seekers repaired once more to the palm tree which marked the spot so long sought by them.
time
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From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONCLUSION After a sleepless and restless night the excited little party of treasure seekers repaired once more to the palm tree which marked the spot so long sought by them.
treasure
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From this reading CONCLUSION After a sleepless and restless night the excited little party of treasure seekers repaired once more to the palm tree which marked the spot so long sought by them.
tree
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From this reading CONCLUSION After a sleepless and restless night the excited little party of treasure seekers repaired once more to the palm tree which marked the spot so long sought by them.
unsuspecting
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From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wood was soft and before long began to yield to Sam's blows.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading CONCLUSION After a sleepless and restless night the excited little party of treasure seekers repaired once more to the palm tree which marked the spot so long sought by them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Ah'll hab dat ol' tree down in no time," cried Sam confidently, and with his great heavy knife grasped firmly in his right hand he fiercely attacked the unsuspecting tree.
wood
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From this reading The wood was soft and before long began to yield to Sam's blows.
yield
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From this reading The wood was soft and before long began to yield to Sam's blows.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Let's see how good a lumberman you are."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Got your knife, Sam?" exclaimed Grant.
