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acquainted
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From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
back
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From this reading "We'll have to be getting back to our school now," said Ruth Stevenson, presently.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We'll have to be getting back to our school now," said Ruth Stevenson, presently.
became
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From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
best
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From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
boys
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From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
CLEARWATER
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From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
explosionnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading "No. We were going to leave immediately after that reel they were showing when the explosion occurred," the girl replied.
folks
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From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
getting
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From this reading "We'll have to be getting back to our school now," said Ruth Stevenson, presently.
girl
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From this reading "No. We were going to leave immediately after that reel they were showing when the explosion occurred," the girl replied.
GIRLS
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From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
going
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From this reading "Weren't you going to stay to the pictures?"
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
HALL
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From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We'll have to be getting back to our school now," said Ruth Stevenson, presently.
hour
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From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
hurry
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From this reading "Oh, what's your hurry?" pleaded Jack.
immediately
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From this reading "No. We were going to leave immediately after that reel they were showing when the explosion occurred," the girl replied.
Jack
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From this reading "Oh, what's your hurry?" pleaded Jack.
leave
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From this reading "No. We were going to leave immediately after that reel they were showing when the explosion occurred," the girl replied.
moving
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From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No. We were going to leave immediately after that reel they were showing when the explosion occurred," the girl replied.
now
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From this reading "We'll have to be getting back to our school now," said Ruth Stevenson, presently.
occurred
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From this reading "No. We were going to leave immediately after that reel they were showing when the explosion occurred," the girl replied.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, what's your hurry?" pleaded Jack.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We'll have to be getting back to our school now," said Ruth Stevenson, presently.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
picture
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From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
pictures
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From this reading "Weren't you going to stay to the pictures?"
pleaded
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From this reading "Oh, what's your hurry?" pleaded Jack.
presently
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From this reading "We'll have to be getting back to our school now," said Ruth Stevenson, presently.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
reel
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From this reading "No. We were going to leave immediately after that reel they were showing when the explosion occurred," the girl replied.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No. We were going to leave immediately after that reel they were showing when the explosion occurred," the girl replied.
Rover
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From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
Ruth
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From this reading "We'll have to be getting back to our school now," said Ruth Stevenson, presently.
said
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From this reading "We'll have to be getting back to our school now," said Ruth Stevenson, presently.
scare
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From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
school
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From this reading "We'll have to be getting back to our school now," said Ruth Stevenson, presently.
showing
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From this reading "No. We were going to leave immediately after that reel they were showing when the explosion occurred," the girl replied.
stay
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From this reading "Weren't you going to stay to the pictures?"
Stevenson
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From this reading "We'll have to be getting back to our school now," said Ruth Stevenson, presently.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
theater
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From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No. We were going to leave immediately after that reel they were showing when the explosion occurred," the girl replied.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We'll have to be getting back to our school now," said Ruth Stevenson, presently.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "No. We were going to leave immediately after that reel they were showing when the explosion occurred," the girl replied.
We'll
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From this reading "We'll have to be getting back to our school now," said Ruth Stevenson, presently.
well
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From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "No. We were going to leave immediately after that reel they were showing when the explosion occurred," the girl replied.
Weren't
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From this reading "Weren't you going to stay to the pictures?"
what's
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From this reading "Oh, what's your hurry?" pleaded Jack.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "No. We were going to leave immediately after that reel they were showing when the explosion occurred," the girl replied.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Weren't you going to stay to the pictures?"
young
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From this reading THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, what's your hurry?" pleaded Jack.
