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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
All
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From this reading “All clear for’ard?” shouted Patrol Leader Brandon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
arrears
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From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
Bay
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From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
best
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From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
Bill
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From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
blown
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From this reading The summer storm had blown itself out.
Brandon
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From this reading “All clear for’ard?” shouted Patrol Leader Brandon.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Stand by to let go!”
clear
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From this reading “All clear for’ard?” shouted Patrol Leader Brandon.
Dartmouth
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From this reading Fifty hours had elapsed since the _Kestrel_ found her way into Dartmouth Harbour.
elapsed
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From this reading Fifty hours had elapsed since the _Kestrel_ found her way into Dartmouth Harbour.
famous
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From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
Fifty
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From this reading Fifty hours had elapsed since the _Kestrel_ found her way into Dartmouth Harbour.
for'ard
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From this reading “All clear for’ard?” shouted Patrol Leader Brandon.
forward
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From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
found
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From this reading Fifty hours had elapsed since the _Kestrel_ found her way into Dartmouth Harbour.
go
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From this reading “Stand by to let go!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fifty hours had elapsed since the _Kestrel_ found her way into Dartmouth Harbour.
Harbour
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From this reading Fifty hours had elapsed since the _Kestrel_ found her way into Dartmouth Harbour.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fifty hours had elapsed since the _Kestrel_ found her way into Dartmouth Harbour.
hours
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From this reading Fifty hours had elapsed since the _Kestrel_ found her way into Dartmouth Harbour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Fifty hours had elapsed since the _Kestrel_ found her way into Dartmouth Harbour.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The summer storm had blown itself out.
keenly
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From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
Kestrel
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From this reading Fifty hours had elapsed since the _Kestrel_ found her way into Dartmouth Harbour.
Leader
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From this reading “All clear for’ard?” shouted Patrol Leader Brandon.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Stand by to let go!”
long
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From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
looking
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From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
made
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From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
out
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From this reading The summer storm had blown itself out.
Patrol
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From this reading “All clear for’ard?” shouted Patrol Leader Brandon.
Portland
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From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
round
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From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
run
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From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
Scouts
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From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
Sea
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From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
shouted
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From this reading “All clear for’ard?” shouted Patrol Leader Brandon.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Fifty hours had elapsed since the _Kestrel_ found her way into Dartmouth Harbour.
sleep
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From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
spirits
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From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
Stand
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From this reading “Stand by to let go!”
storm
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From this reading The summer storm had blown itself out.
summer
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From this reading The summer storm had blown itself out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fifty hours had elapsed since the _Kestrel_ found her way into Dartmouth Harbour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Stand by to let go!”
up
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From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
way
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From this reading Fifty hours had elapsed since the _Kestrel_ found her way into Dartmouth Harbour.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
West
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From this reading The Sea Scouts, having made up arrears of sleep, were in the best of spirits and keenly looking forward to the long run across West Bay and round the famous Bill of Portland.
