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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 To get to the school the boys had to take a train to Ithaca and then board a little lake steamer stopping at Cedarville and various other points along the shore.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading To get to the school the boys had to take a train to Ithaca and then board a little lake steamer stopping at Cedarville and various other points along the shore.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To get to the school the boys had to take a train to Ithaca and then board a little lake steamer stopping at Cedarville and various other points along the shore.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
board
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From this reading To get to the school the boys had to take a train to Ithaca and then board a little lake steamer stopping at Cedarville and various other points along the shore.
boys
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From this reading To get to the school the boys had to take a train to Ithaca and then board a little lake steamer stopping at Cedarville and various other points along the shore.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can tell you what, we'll have a story to tell to the others, won't we?"
Cayuga
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From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
Cedarville
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From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
Dick
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From this reading "It seems a long time since we were at the Hall," observed Dick, as they settled down in the train.
down
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From this reading "It seems a long time since we were at the Hall," observed Dick, as they settled down in the train.
exclaimed
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From this reading "And what a lot of things have happened since then!" exclaimed Sam.
far
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From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
get
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From this reading To get to the school the boys had to take a train to Ithaca and then board a little lake steamer stopping at Cedarville and various other points along the shore.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To get to the school the boys had to take a train to Ithaca and then board a little lake steamer stopping at Cedarville and various other points along the shore.
Hall
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From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
happened
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From this reading "And what a lot of things have happened since then!" exclaimed Sam.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And what a lot of things have happened since then!" exclaimed Sam.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can tell you what, we'll have a story to tell to the others, won't we?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It seems a long time since we were at the Hall," observed Dick, as they settled down in the train.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems a long time since we were at the Hall," observed Dick, as they settled down in the train.
Ithaca
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From this reading To get to the school the boys had to take a train to Ithaca and then board a little lake steamer stopping at Cedarville and various other points along the shore.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
Lake
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From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To get to the school the boys had to take a train to Ithaca and then board a little lake steamer stopping at Cedarville and various other points along the shore.
located
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From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It seems a long time since we were at the Hall," observed Dick, as they settled down in the train.
lot
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From this reading "And what a lot of things have happened since then!" exclaimed Sam.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
observed
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From this reading "It seems a long time since we were at the Hall," observed Dick, as they settled down in the train.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
old
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From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
other
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From this reading To get to the school the boys had to take a train to Ithaca and then board a little lake steamer stopping at Cedarville and various other points along the shore.
others
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From this reading "I can tell you what, we'll have a story to tell to the others, won't we?"
points
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From this reading To get to the school the boys had to take a train to Ithaca and then board a little lake steamer stopping at Cedarville and various other points along the shore.
Putnam
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From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
readers
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From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
Sam
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From this reading "And what a lot of things have happened since then!" exclaimed Sam.
school
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From this reading To get to the school the boys had to take a train to Ithaca and then board a little lake steamer stopping at Cedarville and various other points along the shore.
seems
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From this reading "It seems a long time since we were at the Hall," observed Dick, as they settled down in the train.
settled
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From this reading "It seems a long time since we were at the Hall," observed Dick, as they settled down in the train.
shore
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From this reading To get to the school the boys had to take a train to Ithaca and then board a little lake steamer stopping at Cedarville and various other points along the shore.
SHOW
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From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "It seems a long time since we were at the Hall," observed Dick, as they settled down in the train.
steamer
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From this reading To get to the school the boys had to take a train to Ithaca and then board a little lake steamer stopping at Cedarville and various other points along the shore.
stopping
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From this reading To get to the school the boys had to take a train to Ithaca and then board a little lake steamer stopping at Cedarville and various other points along the shore.
story
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From this reading "I can tell you what, we'll have a story to tell to the others, won't we?"
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To get to the school the boys had to take a train to Ithaca and then board a little lake steamer stopping at Cedarville and various other points along the shore.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I can tell you what, we'll have a story to tell to the others, won't we?"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
then
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From this reading To get to the school the boys had to take a train to Ithaca and then board a little lake steamer stopping at Cedarville and various other points along the shore.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It seems a long time since we were at the Hall," observed Dick, as they settled down in the train.
things
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From this reading "And what a lot of things have happened since then!" exclaimed Sam.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It seems a long time since we were at the Hall," observed Dick, as they settled down in the train.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To get to the school the boys had to take a train to Ithaca and then board a little lake steamer stopping at Cedarville and various other points along the shore.
train
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From this reading To get to the school the boys had to take a train to Ithaca and then board a little lake steamer stopping at Cedarville and various other points along the shore.
various
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From this reading To get to the school the boys had to take a train to Ithaca and then board a little lake steamer stopping at Cedarville and various other points along the shore.
village
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From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It seems a long time since we were at the Hall," observed Dick, as they settled down in the train.
we'll
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From this reading "I can tell you what, we'll have a story to tell to the others, won't we?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It seems a long time since we were at the Hall," observed Dick, as they settled down in the train.
WEST
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From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what a lot of things have happened since then!" exclaimed Sam.
WILD
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From this reading AT THE WILD WEST SHOW As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was located not far from the village of Cedarville on Cayuga Lake.
won't
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From this reading "I can tell you what, we'll have a story to tell to the others, won't we?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I can tell you what, we'll have a story to tell to the others, won't we?"
