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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 FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
Andy
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From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
announced
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From this reading "Just you wait and see," announced Jack.
barrels
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From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
baseball
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From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
Baxter
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From this reading "What's doing, Jack?" questioned Walt Baxter, in some surprise.
beaten
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From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
bonfires
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From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
boxes
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From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
CODFISH
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From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
collecting
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From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
contest
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From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
day
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From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
doing
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From this reading "What's doing, Jack?" questioned Walt Baxter, in some surprise.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
FUN
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From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
Gif
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From this reading "Going to put one over on Codfish?" questioned Gif.
give
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From this reading They had talked the matter over for some time, and had then set to work, laying their plans to give the sneak of the school the surprise of his life.
Going
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From this reading "Going to put one over on Codfish?" questioned Gif.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
High
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From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They had talked the matter over for some time, and had then set to work, laying their plans to give the sneak of the school the surprise of his life.
Hixley
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From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
hoped
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From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
idea
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From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
Jack
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From this reading "What's doing, Jack?" questioned Walt Baxter, in some surprise.
Just
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From this reading "Just you wait and see," announced Jack.
laying
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From this reading They had talked the matter over for some time, and had then set to work, laying their plans to give the sneak of the school the surprise of his life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had talked the matter over for some time, and had then set to work, laying their plans to give the sneak of the school the surprise of his life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
matter
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From this reading They had talked the matter over for some time, and had then set to work, laying their plans to give the sneak of the school the surprise of his life.
occurred
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From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Going to put one over on Codfish?" questioned Gif.
out
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From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They had talked the matter over for some time, and had then set to work, laying their plans to give the sneak of the school the surprise of his life.
plans
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From this reading They had talked the matter over for some time, and had then set to work, laying their plans to give the sneak of the school the surprise of his life.
previous
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From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
provided
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From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
put
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From this reading "Going to put one over on Codfish?" questioned Gif.
questioned
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From this reading "What's doing, Jack?" questioned Walt Baxter, in some surprise.
Randy
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From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
school
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From this reading They had talked the matter over for some time, and had then set to work, laying their plans to give the sneak of the school the surprise of his life.
see
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From this reading "Just you wait and see," announced Jack.
set
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From this reading They had talked the matter over for some time, and had then set to work, laying their plans to give the sneak of the school the surprise of his life.
sneak
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From this reading They had talked the matter over for some time, and had then set to work, laying their plans to give the sneak of the school the surprise of his life.
some
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From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
surprise
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From this reading They had talked the matter over for some time, and had then set to work, laying their plans to give the sneak of the school the surprise of his life.
talked
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From this reading They had talked the matter over for some time, and had then set to work, laying their plans to give the sneak of the school the surprise of his life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had talked the matter over for some time, and had then set to work, laying their plans to give the sneak of the school the surprise of his life.
then
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From this reading They had talked the matter over for some time, and had then set to work, laying their plans to give the sneak of the school the surprise of his life.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had talked the matter over for some time, and had then set to work, laying their plans to give the sneak of the school the surprise of his life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
wait
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From this reading "Just you wait and see," announced Jack.
Walt
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From this reading "What's doing, Jack?" questioned Walt Baxter, in some surprise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
What's
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From this reading "What's doing, Jack?" questioned Walt Baxter, in some surprise.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading FUN WITH CODFISH The idea of having a little fun with Codfish had occurred to Andy and Randy on the day previous, when they had been out collecting some boxes and barrels for the bonfires which they hoped to have--provided, of course, that Hixley High was beaten in the baseball contest.
work
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From this reading They had talked the matter over for some time, and had then set to work, laying their plans to give the sneak of the school the surprise of his life.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Just you wait and see," announced Jack.
