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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 The Rovers and their chums were on the lookout for them, and set up a cheer as soon as they appeared.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading GIRL VISITORS After the target practice the cadets of Colby Hall settled down to the usual routine of the camp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
appeared
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From this reading The Rovers and their chums were on the lookout for them, and set up a cheer as soon as they appeared.
appropriately
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From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
arrangements
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From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
arrival
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From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Rovers and their chums were on the lookout for them, and set up a cheer as soon as they appeared.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girls came in two large touring cars, which had been hired at the Haven Point garage.
awaiting
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From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The girls came in two large touring cars, which had been hired at the Haven Point garage.
cadets
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From this reading GIRL VISITORS After the target practice the cadets of Colby Hall settled down to the usual routine of the camp.
came
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From this reading The girls came in two large touring cars, which had been hired at the Haven Point garage.
camp
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From this reading GIRL VISITORS After the target practice the cadets of Colby Hall settled down to the usual routine of the camp.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
cars
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From this reading The girls came in two large touring cars, which had been hired at the Haven Point garage.
cheer
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From this reading The Rovers and their chums were on the lookout for them, and set up a cheer as soon as they appeared.
chums
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From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
Clearwater
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From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
Colby
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From this reading GIRL VISITORS After the target practice the cadets of Colby Hall settled down to the usual routine of the camp.
Dale
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From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
down
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From this reading GIRL VISITORS After the target practice the cadets of Colby Hall settled down to the usual routine of the camp.
eagerly
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From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
entertained
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From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Oh, what a lovely spot for a camp!" exclaimed Ruth Stevenson, as she leaped to the ground and shook hands with Jack.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Rovers and their chums were on the lookout for them, and set up a cheer as soon as they appeared.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
garage
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From this reading The girls came in two large touring cars, which had been hired at the Haven Point garage.
GIRL
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From this reading GIRL VISITORS After the target practice the cadets of Colby Hall settled down to the usual routine of the camp.
girls
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From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
ground
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From this reading "Oh, what a lovely spot for a camp!" exclaimed Ruth Stevenson, as she leaped to the ground and shook hands with Jack.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girls came in two large touring cars, which had been hired at the Haven Point garage.
Hall
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From this reading GIRL VISITORS After the target practice the cadets of Colby Hall settled down to the usual routine of the camp.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Oh, what a lovely spot for a camp!" exclaimed Ruth Stevenson, as she leaped to the ground and shook hands with Jack.
Haven
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From this reading The girls came in two large touring cars, which had been hired at the Haven Point garage.
hired
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From this reading The girls came in two large touring cars, which had been hired at the Haven Point garage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girls came in two large touring cars, which had been hired at the Haven Point garage.
Jack
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From this reading "Oh, what a lovely spot for a camp!" exclaimed Ruth Stevenson, as she leaped to the ground and shook hands with Jack.
large
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From this reading The girls came in two large touring cars, which had been hired at the Haven Point garage.
leaped
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From this reading "Oh, what a lovely spot for a camp!" exclaimed Ruth Stevenson, as she leaped to the ground and shook hands with Jack.
lookout
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From this reading The Rovers and their chums were on the lookout for them, and set up a cheer as soon as they appeared.
lovely
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From this reading "Oh, what a lovely spot for a camp!" exclaimed Ruth Stevenson, as she leaped to the ground and shook hands with Jack.
made
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From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GIRL VISITORS After the target practice the cadets of Colby Hall settled down to the usual routine of the camp.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, what a lovely spot for a camp!" exclaimed Ruth Stevenson, as she leaped to the ground and shook hands with Jack.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Rovers and their chums were on the lookout for them, and set up a cheer as soon as they appeared.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The girls came in two large touring cars, which had been hired at the Haven Point garage.
practice
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From this reading GIRL VISITORS After the target practice the cadets of Colby Hall settled down to the usual routine of the camp.
routine
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From this reading GIRL VISITORS After the target practice the cadets of Colby Hall settled down to the usual routine of the camp.
Rovers
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From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
Ruth
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From this reading "Oh, what a lovely spot for a camp!" exclaimed Ruth Stevenson, as she leaped to the ground and shook hands with Jack.
set
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From this reading The Rovers and their chums were on the lookout for them, and set up a cheer as soon as they appeared.
settled
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From this reading GIRL VISITORS After the target practice the cadets of Colby Hall settled down to the usual routine of the camp.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, what a lovely spot for a camp!" exclaimed Ruth Stevenson, as she leaped to the ground and shook hands with Jack.
shook
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From this reading "Oh, what a lovely spot for a camp!" exclaimed Ruth Stevenson, as she leaped to the ground and shook hands with Jack.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
soon
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From this reading The Rovers and their chums were on the lookout for them, and set up a cheer as soon as they appeared.
spot
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From this reading "Oh, what a lovely spot for a camp!" exclaimed Ruth Stevenson, as she leaped to the ground and shook hands with Jack.
Stevenson
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From this reading "Oh, what a lovely spot for a camp!" exclaimed Ruth Stevenson, as she leaped to the ground and shook hands with Jack.
target
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From this reading GIRL VISITORS After the target practice the cadets of Colby Hall settled down to the usual routine of the camp.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GIRL VISITORS After the target practice the cadets of Colby Hall settled down to the usual routine of the camp.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Rovers and their chums were on the lookout for them, and set up a cheer as soon as they appeared.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GIRL VISITORS After the target practice the cadets of Colby Hall settled down to the usual routine of the camp.
touring
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From this reading The girls came in two large touring cars, which had been hired at the Haven Point garage.
two
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From this reading The girls came in two large touring cars, which had been hired at the Haven Point garage.
up
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From this reading The Rovers and their chums were on the lookout for them, and set up a cheer as soon as they appeared.
usual
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From this reading GIRL VISITORS After the target practice the cadets of Colby Hall settled down to the usual routine of the camp.
VISITORS
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From this reading GIRL VISITORS After the target practice the cadets of Colby Hall settled down to the usual routine of the camp.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, what a lovely spot for a camp!" exclaimed Ruth Stevenson, as she leaped to the ground and shook hands with Jack.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The girls came in two large touring cars, which had been hired at the Haven Point garage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Rovers and their chums were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the girls from Clearwater Hall, and they made arrangements with Captain Dale so that the visitors might be appropriately entertained.
