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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 river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
all
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From this reading “He’s in, all right!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
bank
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From this reading The boys hastened to the edge of the bank.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
Bluff
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From this reading “Listen to that, will you?” cried Bluff Masters.
boys
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From this reading The boys hastened to the edge of the bank.
completely
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From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
cried
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From this reading “Listen to that, will you?” cried Bluff Masters.
drag
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From this reading He was making frantic efforts to drag himself out, and was spouting water like a geyser.
ducked
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From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
edge
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From this reading The boys hastened to the edge of the bank.
efforts
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From this reading He was making frantic efforts to drag himself out, and was spouting water like a geyser.
fair
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From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
feet
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From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
fell
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From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
frantic
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From this reading He was making frantic efforts to drag himself out, and was spouting water like a geyser.
geyser
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From this reading He was making frantic efforts to drag himself out, and was spouting water like a geyser.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
hastened
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From this reading The boys hastened to the edge of the bank.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
He's
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From this reading “He’s in, all right!”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was making frantic efforts to drag himself out, and was spouting water like a geyser.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “He’s in, all right!”
like
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From this reading He was making frantic efforts to drag himself out, and was spouting water like a geyser.
Listen
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From this reading “Listen to that, will you?” cried Bluff Masters.
making
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From this reading He was making frantic efforts to drag himself out, and was spouting water like a geyser.
Masters
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From this reading “Listen to that, will you?” cried Bluff Masters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boys hastened to the edge of the bank.
Oswald
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From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
out
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From this reading He was making frantic efforts to drag himself out, and was spouting water like a geyser.
ran
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From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
right
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From this reading “He’s in, all right!”
river
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From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
six
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From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
spouting
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From this reading He was making frantic efforts to drag himself out, and was spouting water like a geyser.
stage
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From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Listen to that, will you?” cried Bluff Masters.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boys hastened to the edge of the bank.
there
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From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
time
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From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Listen to that, will you?” cried Bluff Masters.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
water
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From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Listen to that, will you?” cried Bluff Masters.
year
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From this reading The river ran about six feet below, and as there was a fair stage of water at this time of year, Oswald had ducked completely under when he fell in.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Listen to that, will you?” cried Bluff Masters.
