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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 TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then they entered the forest again, coming up presently at a point in the rear of the building where there was a small barn and also several sheds.
also
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From this reading Then they entered the forest again, coming up presently at a point in the rear of the building where there was a small barn and also several sheds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, them Germans won't know but what you're simply out huntin'," answered Jed Wallop.
anxious
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From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
approach
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From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
barn
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From this reading Then they entered the forest again, coming up presently at a point in the rear of the building where there was a small barn and also several sheds.
better
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From this reading The Parkingham house was a rambling structure which had seen better days.
boys
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From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
building
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From this reading Then they entered the forest again, coming up presently at a point in the rear of the building where there was a small barn and also several sheds.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, them Germans won't know but what you're simply out huntin'," answered Jed Wallop.
came
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From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
clearing
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From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
coming
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From this reading Then they entered the forest again, coming up presently at a point in the rear of the building where there was a small barn and also several sheds.
crossed
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From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
days
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From this reading The Parkingham house was a rambling structure which had seen better days.
don't
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From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
edge
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From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
entered
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From this reading Then they entered the forest again, coming up presently at a point in the rear of the building where there was a small barn and also several sheds.
forest
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From this reading Then they entered the forest again, coming up presently at a point in the rear of the building where there was a small barn and also several sheds.
Germans
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From this reading "Oh, them Germans won't know but what you're simply out huntin'," answered Jed Wallop.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Parkingham house was a rambling structure which had seen better days.
halt
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From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
HOUSE
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From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
huntin
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From this reading "Oh, them Germans won't know but what you're simply out huntin'," answered Jed Wallop.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
Jack
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From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
Jed
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From this reading "Oh, them Germans won't know but what you're simply out huntin'," answered Jed Wallop.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, them Germans won't know but what you're simply out huntin'," answered Jed Wallop.
lined
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From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
mountain
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From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
MYSTERIOUSadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, them Germans won't know but what you're simply out huntin'," answered Jed Wallop.
old
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From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
out
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From this reading "Oh, them Germans won't know but what you're simply out huntin'," answered Jed Wallop.
Parkingham
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From this reading The Parkingham house was a rambling structure which had seen better days.
pines
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From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
presently
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From this reading Then they entered the forest again, coming up presently at a point in the rear of the building where there was a small barn and also several sheds.
rambling
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From this reading The Parkingham house was a rambling structure which had seen better days.
rear
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From this reading Then they entered the forest again, coming up presently at a point in the rear of the building where there was a small barn and also several sheds.
remarked
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From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
road
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From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
see
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From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
seen
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From this reading The Parkingham house was a rambling structure which had seen better days.
several
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From this reading Then they entered the forest again, coming up presently at a point in the rear of the building where there was a small barn and also several sheds.
sheds
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From this reading Then they entered the forest again, coming up presently at a point in the rear of the building where there was a small barn and also several sheds.
simply
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From this reading "Oh, them Germans won't know but what you're simply out huntin'," answered Jed Wallop.
skirtednounUS /ˈskirted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
small
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From this reading Then they entered the forest again, coming up presently at a point in the rear of the building where there was a small barn and also several sheds.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
structure
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From this reading The Parkingham house was a rambling structure which had seen better days.
TEE
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From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Oh, them Germans won't know but what you're simply out huntin'," answered Jed Wallop.
Then
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From this reading Then they entered the forest again, coming up presently at a point in the rear of the building where there was a small barn and also several sheds.
there
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From this reading Then they entered the forest again, coming up presently at a point in the rear of the building where there was a small barn and also several sheds.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
thick
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From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
unobserved
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From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
up
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From this reading Then they entered the forest again, coming up presently at a point in the rear of the building where there was a small barn and also several sheds.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
Wallop
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From this reading "Oh, them Germans won't know but what you're simply out huntin'," answered Jed Wallop.
want
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From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, them Germans won't know but what you're simply out huntin'," answered Jed Wallop.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then they entered the forest again, coming up presently at a point in the rear of the building where there was a small barn and also several sheds.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nevertheless, the boys were anxious to approach the old house unobserved, and so skirted the clearing and crossed the mountain road, which at this point was lined with thick pines.
won't
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From this reading "Oh, them Germans won't know but what you're simply out huntin'," answered Jed Wallop.
WOODS
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From this reading TEE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE IN THE WOODS "We don't want anyone to see us," remarked Jack, as they came to a halt on the edge of the clearing.
you're
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From this reading "Oh, them Germans won't know but what you're simply out huntin'," answered Jed Wallop.
