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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 ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
ahead
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From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
All
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From this reading All backed away as silently as possible until they were once more in the shelter of the rocks of the bend around which they had come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Say, do you think those fellows are Germans?" whispered Randy excitedly.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading All backed away as silently as possible until they were once more in the shelter of the rocks of the bend around which they had come.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All backed away as silently as possible until they were once more in the shelter of the rocks of the bend around which they had come.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
away
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From this reading All backed away as silently as possible until they were once more in the shelter of the rocks of the bend around which they had come.
backed
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From this reading All backed away as silently as possible until they were once more in the shelter of the rocks of the bend around which they had come.
bend
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From this reading All backed away as silently as possible until they were once more in the shelter of the rocks of the bend around which they had come.
BOARD
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From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
boys
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From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
chums
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From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All backed away as silently as possible until they were once more in the shelter of the rocks of the bend around which they had come.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
discovery
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From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't let those men see you!"
else
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From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Get out of sight, every one of you!" whispered Jack, who was the first to recover his self-possession.
excitedly
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From this reading "Say, do you think those fellows are Germans?" whispered Randy excitedly.
fellows
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From this reading "Say, do you think those fellows are Germans?" whispered Randy excitedly.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Get out of sight, every one of you!" whispered Jack, who was the first to recover his self-possession.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
Germans
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From this reading "Say, do you think those fellows are Germans?" whispered Randy excitedly.
Get
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From this reading "Get out of sight, every one of you!" whispered Jack, who was the first to recover his self-possession.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Get out of sight, every one of you!" whispered Jack, who was the first to recover his self-possession.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
Jack
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From this reading "Get out of sight, every one of you!" whispered Jack, who was the first to recover his self-possession.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Don't let those men see you!"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
made
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From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
men
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From this reading "Don't let those men see you!"
moment
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From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
more
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From this reading All backed away as silently as possible until they were once more in the shelter of the rocks of the bend around which they had come.
object
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From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
once
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From this reading All backed away as silently as possible until they were once more in the shelter of the rocks of the bend around which they had come.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Get out of sight, every one of you!" whispered Jack, who was the first to recover his self-possession.
out
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From this reading "Get out of sight, every one of you!" whispered Jack, who was the first to recover his self-possession.
possible
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From this reading All backed away as silently as possible until they were once more in the shelter of the rocks of the bend around which they had come.
Randy
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From this reading "Say, do you think those fellows are Germans?" whispered Randy excitedly.
recover
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From this reading "Get out of sight, every one of you!" whispered Jack, who was the first to recover his self-possession.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
rocks
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From this reading All backed away as silently as possible until they were once more in the shelter of the rocks of the bend around which they had come.
Rover
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From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
Say
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From this reading "Say, do you think those fellows are Germans?" whispered Randy excitedly.
see
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From this reading "Don't let those men see you!"
self-possession
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From this reading "Get out of sight, every one of you!" whispered Jack, who was the first to recover his self-possession.
shelter
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From this reading All backed away as silently as possible until they were once more in the shelter of the rocks of the bend around which they had come.
sight
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From this reading "Get out of sight, every one of you!" whispered Jack, who was the first to recover his self-possession.
silently
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From this reading All backed away as silently as possible until they were once more in the shelter of the rocks of the bend around which they had come.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
stare
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From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
strange
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From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
SUBMARINE
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From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Say, do you think those fellows are Germans?" whispered Randy excitedly.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Don't let those men see you!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Get out of sight, every one of you!" whispered Jack, who was the first to recover his self-possession.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading All backed away as silently as possible until they were once more in the shelter of the rocks of the bend around which they had come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Get out of sight, every one of you!" whispered Jack, who was the first to recover his self-possession.
water
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From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ON BOARD THE SUBMARINE The Rover boys and their chums were so astonished at the discovery they had made that for a moment they could do little else than stare at the strange object resting in the water ahead of them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All backed away as silently as possible until they were once more in the shelter of the rocks of the bend around which they had come.
whispered
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From this reading "Get out of sight, every one of you!" whispered Jack, who was the first to recover his self-possession.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Get out of sight, every one of you!" whispered Jack, who was the first to recover his self-possession.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Get out of sight, every one of you!" whispered Jack, who was the first to recover his self-possession.
