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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 ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
ACROSSprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
afraid
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From this reading "I'll be most afraid to swim in a big river like the Hudson," said Kit with a shiver.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "When we get to studying, we just drop swimming and everything else."
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
back
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From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'll be most afraid to swim in a big river like the Hudson," said Kit with a shiver.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
Bet
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From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
big
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From this reading "I'll be most afraid to swim in a big river like the Hudson," said Kit with a shiver.
chums
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From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
come
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From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
cover
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From this reading "I learned to swim in a water hole in Indian Creek, and it wasn't much more than just deep enough to cover me."
Creek
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From this reading "I learned to swim in a water hole in Indian Creek, and it wasn't much more than just deep enough to cover me."
declared
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From this reading "You'll love the Hudson!" declared Joy.
deep
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From this reading "I learned to swim in a water hole in Indian Creek, and it wasn't much more than just deep enough to cover me."
drop
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From this reading "When we get to studying, we just drop swimming and everything else."
early
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From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
else
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From this reading "When we get to studying, we just drop swimming and everything else."
enough
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From this reading "I learned to swim in a water hole in Indian Creek, and it wasn't much more than just deep enough to cover me."
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "When we get to studying, we just drop swimming and everything else."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
get
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From this reading "When we get to studying, we just drop swimming and everything else."
goodnight
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From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
hole
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From this reading "I learned to swim in a water hole in Indian Creek, and it wasn't much more than just deep enough to cover me."
HUDSON
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From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I learned to swim in a water hole in Indian Creek, and it wasn't much more than just deep enough to cover me."
I'll
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From this reading "I'll be most afraid to swim in a big river like the Hudson," said Kit with a shiver.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'll be most afraid to swim in a big river like the Hudson," said Kit with a shiver.
Indian
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From this reading "I learned to swim in a water hole in Indian Creek, and it wasn't much more than just deep enough to cover me."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I learned to swim in a water hole in Indian Creek, and it wasn't much more than just deep enough to cover me."
Joy
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From this reading "You'll love the Hudson!" declared Joy.
just
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From this reading "When we get to studying, we just drop swimming and everything else."
Kit
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From this reading "I'll be most afraid to swim in a big river like the Hudson," said Kit with a shiver.
learned
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From this reading "I learned to swim in a water hole in Indian Creek, and it wasn't much more than just deep enough to cover me."
like
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From this reading "I'll be most afraid to swim in a big river like the Hudson," said Kit with a shiver.
love
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From this reading "You'll love the Hudson!" declared Joy.
made
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From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I learned to swim in a water hole in Indian Creek, and it wasn't much more than just deep enough to cover me."
Monday
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From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
more
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From this reading "I learned to swim in a water hole in Indian Creek, and it wasn't much more than just deep enough to cover me."
most
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From this reading "I'll be most afraid to swim in a big river like the Hudson," said Kit with a shiver.
much
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From this reading "I learned to swim in a water hole in Indian Creek, and it wasn't much more than just deep enough to cover me."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
picnic
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From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
plan
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From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
river
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From this reading "I'll be most afraid to swim in a big river like the Hudson," said Kit with a shiver.
said
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From this reading "I'll be most afraid to swim in a big river like the Hudson," said Kit with a shiver.
saying
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From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
shiver
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From this reading "I'll be most afraid to swim in a big river like the Hudson," said Kit with a shiver.
studying
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From this reading "When we get to studying, we just drop swimming and everything else."
swim
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From this reading "I'll be most afraid to swim in a big river like the Hudson," said Kit with a shiver.
swimming
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From this reading "When we get to studying, we just drop swimming and everything else."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I learned to swim in a water hole in Indian Creek, and it wasn't much more than just deep enough to cover me."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ACROSS THE HUDSON Before saying goodnight to her chums, Bet had made a plan for them to come back early on Monday for another picnic.
wasn't
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From this reading "I learned to swim in a water hole in Indian Creek, and it wasn't much more than just deep enough to cover me."
water
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From this reading "I learned to swim in a water hole in Indian Creek, and it wasn't much more than just deep enough to cover me."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "When we get to studying, we just drop swimming and everything else."
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When we get to studying, we just drop swimming and everything else."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'll be most afraid to swim in a big river like the Hudson," said Kit with a shiver.
You'll
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From this reading "You'll love the Hudson!" declared Joy.
