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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 GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
all
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From this reading Just pick up some of the dead wood; that’s all we want.”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “I’ll have a roaring fire before you’re ready,” laughed Walter, as he turned among the trees.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Where’ll I find an axe?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
axe
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From this reading “Where’ll I find an axe?”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I’ll have a roaring fire before you’re ready,” laughed Walter, as he turned among the trees.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There’s one in the skiff, but I don’t believe you’ll need it.
bluffadjectiveUS /blʌf/
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
boys
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “There’s one in the skiff, but I don’t believe you’ll need it.
caught
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
cleaning
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
cooking
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
Dan
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just pick up some of the dead wood; that’s all we want.”
dinner
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
don't
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From this reading “There’s one in the skiff, but I don’t believe you’ll need it.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
find
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From this reading “Where’ll I find an axe?”
fire
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
fireplace
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
fish
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
get
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
getting
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
grove
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’ll have a roaring fire before you’re ready,” laughed Walter, as he turned among the trees.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’ll have a roaring fire before you’re ready,” laughed Walter, as he turned among the trees.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
I'll
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From this reading “I’ll have a roaring fire before you’re ready,” laughed Walter, as he turned among the trees.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “There’s one in the skiff, but I don’t believe you’ll need it.
Just
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From this reading Just pick up some of the dead wood; that’s all we want.”
laughed
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From this reading “I’ll have a roaring fire before you’re ready,” laughed Walter, as he turned among the trees.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s one in the skiff, but I don’t believe you’ll need it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just pick up some of the dead wood; that’s all we want.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There’s one in the skiff, but I don’t believe you’ll need it.
pick
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From this reading Just pick up some of the dead wood; that’s all we want.”
ready
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
roaring
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From this reading “I’ll have a roaring fire before you’re ready,” laughed Walter, as he turned among the trees.
said
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
skiff
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From this reading “There’s one in the skiff, but I don’t believe you’ll need it.
SNAKES
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
some
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
started
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
that's
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From this reading Just pick up some of the dead wood; that’s all we want.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
There's
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From this reading “There’s one in the skiff, but I don’t believe you’ll need it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
trees
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From this reading “I’ll have a roaring fire before you’re ready,” laughed Walter, as he turned among the trees.
turned
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From this reading “I’ll have a roaring fire before you’re ready,” laughed Walter, as he turned among the trees.
two
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
up
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From this reading Just pick up some of the dead wood; that’s all we want.”
utensils
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
Walter
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
want
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From this reading Just pick up some of the dead wood; that’s all we want.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Just pick up some of the dead wood; that’s all we want.”
Where'll
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From this reading “Where’ll I find an axe?”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
wood
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From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GREAT SNAKES “You get some wood, Walter, and start a fire in the fireplace, while I am cleaning the fish and getting everything ready for dinner,” said Dan, as the two boys, with the fish they had caught and the cooking utensils in their hands, started toward the grove on the bluff.
you'll
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From this reading “There’s one in the skiff, but I don’t believe you’ll need it.
you're
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From this reading “I’ll have a roaring fire before you’re ready,” laughed Walter, as he turned among the trees.
