used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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prior to a specified or implied time
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Get some water and we'll bathe his face.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Maybe that will bring him around."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'll get the water!" exclaimed Dale, and ran towards a well located at the side of the orchard.
batheverbUS /beɪð/
cleanse the entire body
From this reading "Get some water and we'll bathe his face.
financial assistance in time of need
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take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Maybe that will bring him around."
chumsnounUS /tʃʌmz/
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
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at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
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DalenounUS /deɪl/
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
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Ditmore
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past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "I'll get the water!" exclaimed Dale, and ran towards a well located at the side of the orchard.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Get some water and we'll bathe his face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get some water and we'll bathe his face.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maybe that will bring him around."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Get some water and we'll bathe his face.
where you live at a particular time
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I'll
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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introductionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
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a small worthless amount
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plural of “lad” — a boy or man
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letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
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the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
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locatedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkeɪtəd/
situated in a particular spot or position
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by chance
From this reading Maybe that will bring him around."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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past form of “mention” — make reference to
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a condition requiring relief
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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not any; not one
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'll get the water!" exclaimed Dale, and ran towards a well located at the side of the orchard.
orchardnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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others
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something determined in relation to something that includes it
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PepperverbUS /ˈpepər/
add pepper to
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Putnam
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inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
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interpret something that is written or printed
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RuddyadjectiveUS /ˈrʌdi/
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
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similar things placed in order or happening one after another
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a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "I'll get the water!" exclaimed Dale, and ran towards a well located at the side of the orchard.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Get some water and we'll bathe his face.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
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the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Maybe that will bring him around."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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in the direction of
From this reading "I'll get the water!" exclaimed Dale, and ran towards a well located at the side of the orchard.
volumesnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
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binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "Get some water and we'll bathe his face.
we'll
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From this reading "Get some water and we'll bathe his face.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "I'll get the water!" exclaimed Dale, and ran towards a well located at the side of the orchard.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
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at the time that
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which person or people
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Maybe that will bring him around."
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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