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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 COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Quite startled at the situation in which they so unexpectedly found themselves, neither Jack nor Joe answered for an instant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each was sure that the fiery Colonel would recognize them, and pour forth his vials of wrath upon their heads.
answered
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From this reading Quite startled at the situation in which they so unexpectedly found themselves, neither Jack nor Joe answered for an instant.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Quite startled at the situation in which they so unexpectedly found themselves, neither Jack nor Joe answered for an instant.
board
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From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
boys
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From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the gathering dusk and the Colonel’s short-sightedness came to their rescue.
came
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From this reading But the gathering dusk and the Colonel’s short-sightedness came to their rescue.
can't
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From this reading “What’s the matter--can’t you speak?” demanded Colonel Ellison, impatiently.
COLONEL
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From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
Colonel's
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From this reading But the gathering dusk and the Colonel’s short-sightedness came to their rescue.
demanded
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From this reading “What’s the matter--can’t you speak?” demanded Colonel Ellison, impatiently.
dusk
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From this reading But the gathering dusk and the Colonel’s short-sightedness came to their rescue.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each was sure that the fiery Colonel would recognize them, and pour forth his vials of wrath upon their heads.
ELLISON
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From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
exclaimed
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From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
feelings
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From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
fiery
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From this reading Each was sure that the fiery Colonel would recognize them, and pour forth his vials of wrath upon their heads.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Quite startled at the situation in which they so unexpectedly found themselves, neither Jack nor Joe answered for an instant.
forth
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From this reading Each was sure that the fiery Colonel would recognize them, and pour forth his vials of wrath upon their heads.
found
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From this reading Quite startled at the situation in which they so unexpectedly found themselves, neither Jack nor Joe answered for an instant.
gathering
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From this reading But the gathering dusk and the Colonel’s short-sightedness came to their rescue.
HAND
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From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
heads
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From this reading Each was sure that the fiery Colonel would recognize them, and pour forth his vials of wrath upon their heads.
here
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From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
house-boat
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From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
impatiently
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From this reading “What’s the matter--can’t you speak?” demanded Colonel Ellison, impatiently.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
indicated
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From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
instant
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From this reading Quite startled at the situation in which they so unexpectedly found themselves, neither Jack nor Joe answered for an instant.
Jack
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From this reading Quite startled at the situation in which they so unexpectedly found themselves, neither Jack nor Joe answered for an instant.
Joe
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From this reading Quite startled at the situation in which they so unexpectedly found themselves, neither Jack nor Joe answered for an instant.
Look
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From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
matter
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From this reading “What’s the matter--can’t you speak?” demanded Colonel Ellison, impatiently.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Quite startled at the situation in which they so unexpectedly found themselves, neither Jack nor Joe answered for an instant.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Quite startled at the situation in which they so unexpectedly found themselves, neither Jack nor Joe answered for an instant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
party
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From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
plainly
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From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
pour
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From this reading Each was sure that the fiery Colonel would recognize them, and pour forth his vials of wrath upon their heads.
Quite
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From this reading Quite startled at the situation in which they so unexpectedly found themselves, neither Jack nor Joe answered for an instant.
rascally
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From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
recognize
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From this reading Each was sure that the fiery Colonel would recognize them, and pour forth his vials of wrath upon their heads.
rescue
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From this reading But the gathering dusk and the Colonel’s short-sightedness came to their rescue.
ruffled
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From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
scamps
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From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
seen
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From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
short-sightedness
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From this reading But the gathering dusk and the Colonel’s short-sightedness came to their rescue.
situation
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From this reading Quite startled at the situation in which they so unexpectedly found themselves, neither Jack nor Joe answered for an instant.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Quite startled at the situation in which they so unexpectedly found themselves, neither Jack nor Joe answered for an instant.
speak
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From this reading “What’s the matter--can’t you speak?” demanded Colonel Ellison, impatiently.
startled
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From this reading Quite startled at the situation in which they so unexpectedly found themselves, neither Jack nor Joe answered for an instant.
state
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From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
sure
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From this reading Each was sure that the fiery Colonel would recognize them, and pour forth his vials of wrath upon their heads.
TAKES
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From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Each was sure that the fiery Colonel would recognize them, and pour forth his vials of wrath upon their heads.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Each was sure that the fiery Colonel would recognize them, and pour forth his vials of wrath upon their heads.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Quite startled at the situation in which they so unexpectedly found themselves, neither Jack nor Joe answered for an instant.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Quite startled at the situation in which they so unexpectedly found themselves, neither Jack nor Joe answered for an instant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the gathering dusk and the Colonel’s short-sightedness came to their rescue.
unexpectedly
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From this reading Quite startled at the situation in which they so unexpectedly found themselves, neither Jack nor Joe answered for an instant.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Each was sure that the fiery Colonel would recognize them, and pour forth his vials of wrath upon their heads.
vials
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From this reading Each was sure that the fiery Colonel would recognize them, and pour forth his vials of wrath upon their heads.
voice
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From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each was sure that the fiery Colonel would recognize them, and pour forth his vials of wrath upon their heads.
What's
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From this reading “What’s the matter--can’t you speak?” demanded Colonel Ellison, impatiently.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Quite startled at the situation in which they so unexpectedly found themselves, neither Jack nor Joe answered for an instant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Each was sure that the fiery Colonel would recognize them, and pour forth his vials of wrath upon their heads.
wrath
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From this reading Each was sure that the fiery Colonel would recognize them, and pour forth his vials of wrath upon their heads.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
young
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From this reading COLONEL ELLISON TAKES A HAND “Look here, boys,” exclaimed Colonel Ellison, in a voice that plainly indicated the ruffled state of his feelings, “have you seen a house-boat with a party of rascally young scamps on board?”
