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6
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From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A ROW IN THE GYMNASIUM For several days matters moved along smoothly with the Rover boys.
air
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From this reading So far there had been no open rupture between Baxter and Dick, but there was trouble "in the air," and it was bound to reach a climax sooner or later.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A ROW IN THE GYMNASIUM For several days matters moved along smoothly with the Rover boys.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
apartment
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From this reading Next to this dormitory was apartment five, occupied by Dan Baxter, Mumps, and six others of the bully's cronies.
apartments
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From this reading The two apartments were connected by a door, but this was nailed up.
arrived
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From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
Baxter
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From this reading Next to this dormitory was apartment five, occupied by Dan Baxter, Mumps, and six others of the bully's cronies.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So far there had been no open rupture between Baxter and Dick, but there was trouble "in the air," and it was bound to reach a climax sooner or later.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading So far there had been no open rupture between Baxter and Dick, but there was trouble "in the air," and it was bound to reach a climax sooner or later.
bound
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From this reading So far there had been no open rupture between Baxter and Dick, but there was trouble "in the air," and it was bound to reach a climax sooner or later.
boys
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From this reading A ROW IN THE GYMNASIUM For several days matters moved along smoothly with the Rover boys.
bully's
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From this reading Next to this dormitory was apartment five, occupied by Dan Baxter, Mumps, and six others of the bully's cronies.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The two apartments were connected by a door, but this was nailed up.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Next to this dormitory was apartment five, occupied by Dan Baxter, Mumps, and six others of the bully's cronies.
called
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From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
chums
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From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
climax
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From this reading So far there had been no open rupture between Baxter and Dick, but there was trouble "in the air," and it was bound to reach a climax sooner or later.
Colby
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From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
connected
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From this reading The two apartments were connected by a door, but this was nailed up.
cronies
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From this reading Next to this dormitory was apartment five, occupied by Dan Baxter, Mumps, and six others of the bully's cronies.
Dan
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From this reading Next to this dormitory was apartment five, occupied by Dan Baxter, Mumps, and six others of the bully's cronies.
days
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From this reading A ROW IN THE GYMNASIUM For several days matters moved along smoothly with the Rover boys.
Dick
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From this reading So far there had been no open rupture between Baxter and Dick, but there was trouble "in the air," and it was bound to reach a climax sooner or later.
door
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From this reading The two apartments were connected by a door, but this was nailed up.
dormitory
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From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
far
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From this reading So far there had been no open rupture between Baxter and Dick, but there was trouble "in the air," and it was bound to reach a climax sooner or later.
five
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From this reading Next to this dormitory was apartment five, occupied by Dan Baxter, Mumps, and six others of the bully's cronies.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A ROW IN THE GYMNASIUM For several days matters moved along smoothly with the Rover boys.
Frank
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From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
Fred
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From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
GYMNASIUM
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From this reading A ROW IN THE GYMNASIUM For several days matters moved along smoothly with the Rover boys.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So far there had been no open rupture between Baxter and Dick, but there was trouble "in the air," and it was bound to reach a climax sooner or later.
Harrington
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From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A ROW IN THE GYMNASIUM For several days matters moved along smoothly with the Rover boys.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So far there had been no open rupture between Baxter and Dick, but there was trouble "in the air," and it was bound to reach a climax sooner or later.
Larry
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From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
later
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From this reading So far there had been no open rupture between Baxter and Dick, but there was trouble "in the air," and it was bound to reach a climax sooner or later.
made
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From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
matters
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From this reading A ROW IN THE GYMNASIUM For several days matters moved along smoothly with the Rover boys.
Metropolitan
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From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
moved
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From this reading A ROW IN THE GYMNASIUM For several days matters moved along smoothly with the Rover boys.
Mumps
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From this reading Next to this dormitory was apartment five, occupied by Dan Baxter, Mumps, and six others of the bully's cronies.
nailed
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From this reading The two apartments were connected by a door, but this was nailed up.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next to this dormitory was apartment five, occupied by Dan Baxter, Mumps, and six others of the bully's cronies.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
occupants
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From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
occupied
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From this reading Next to this dormitory was apartment five, occupied by Dan Baxter, Mumps, and six others of the bully's cronies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading So far there had been no open rupture between Baxter and Dick, but there was trouble "in the air," and it was bound to reach a climax sooner or later.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So far there had been no open rupture between Baxter and Dick, but there was trouble "in the air," and it was bound to reach a climax sooner or later.
others
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From this reading Next to this dormitory was apartment five, occupied by Dan Baxter, Mumps, and six others of the bully's cronies.
reach
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From this reading So far there had been no open rupture between Baxter and Dick, but there was trouble "in the air," and it was bound to reach a climax sooner or later.
Rover
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From this reading A ROW IN THE GYMNASIUM For several days matters moved along smoothly with the Rover boys.
ROW
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From this reading A ROW IN THE GYMNASIUM For several days matters moved along smoothly with the Rover boys.
rupture
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From this reading So far there had been no open rupture between Baxter and Dick, but there was trouble "in the air," and it was bound to reach a climax sooner or later.
several
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From this reading A ROW IN THE GYMNASIUM For several days matters moved along smoothly with the Rover boys.
Sextet
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From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
six
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From this reading Next to this dormitory was apartment five, occupied by Dan Baxter, Mumps, and six others of the bully's cronies.
smoothly
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From this reading A ROW IN THE GYMNASIUM For several days matters moved along smoothly with the Rover boys.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far there had been no open rupture between Baxter and Dick, but there was trouble "in the air," and it was bound to reach a climax sooner or later.
sole
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From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
sooner
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From this reading So far there had been no open rupture between Baxter and Dick, but there was trouble "in the air," and it was bound to reach a climax sooner or later.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A ROW IN THE GYMNASIUM For several days matters moved along smoothly with the Rover boys.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
there
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From this reading So far there had been no open rupture between Baxter and Dick, but there was trouble "in the air," and it was bound to reach a climax sooner or later.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Next to this dormitory was apartment five, occupied by Dan Baxter, Mumps, and six others of the bully's cronies.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next to this dormitory was apartment five, occupied by Dan Baxter, Mumps, and six others of the bully's cronies.
trouble
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From this reading So far there had been no open rupture between Baxter and Dick, but there was trouble "in the air," and it was bound to reach a climax sooner or later.
two
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From this reading The two apartments were connected by a door, but this was nailed up.
up
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From this reading In that time their chums, Frank Harrington and Larry Colby, arrived, and these, with Fred, made up the "Metropolitan Sextet," as they called themselves--the sole occupants of dormitory No. 6.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next to this dormitory was apartment five, occupied by Dan Baxter, Mumps, and six others of the bully's cronies.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two apartments were connected by a door, but this was nailed up.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A ROW IN THE GYMNASIUM For several days matters moved along smoothly with the Rover boys.
