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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 Sea Scouts held greasy pole competitions, swimming races, diving contests, and a great water tournament.
almost
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From this reading It was ideal conditions for almost every event except sailing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For three consecutive days the weather remained bright and with very little wind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The latter event was great fun and turned out to be a huge success.
bright
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From this reading For three consecutive days the weather remained bright and with very little wind.
competitions
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From this reading The Sea Scouts held greasy pole competitions, swimming races, diving contests, and a great water tournament.
competitors
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From this reading There were forty competitors a side, most of them in fancy dress.
conditions
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From this reading It was ideal conditions for almost every event except sailing.
consecutiveadjectiveUS /kənˈsɛk.jə.tɪv/
Following continuously in unbroken sequence.
From this reading For three consecutive days the weather remained bright and with very little wind.
contests
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From this reading The Sea Scouts held greasy pole competitions, swimming races, diving contests, and a great water tournament.
days
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From this reading For three consecutive days the weather remained bright and with very little wind.
diving
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From this reading The Sea Scouts held greasy pole competitions, swimming races, diving contests, and a great water tournament.
dress
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From this reading There were forty competitors a side, most of them in fancy dress.
event
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From this reading It was ideal conditions for almost every event except sailing.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was ideal conditions for almost every event except sailing.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading It was ideal conditions for almost every event except sailing.
fancy
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From this reading There were forty competitors a side, most of them in fancy dress.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For three consecutive days the weather remained bright and with very little wind.
forty
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From this reading There were forty competitors a side, most of them in fancy dress.
fun
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From this reading The latter event was great fun and turned out to be a huge success.
greasy
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From this reading The Sea Scouts held greasy pole competitions, swimming races, diving contests, and a great water tournament.
great
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From this reading The Sea Scouts held greasy pole competitions, swimming races, diving contests, and a great water tournament.
held
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From this reading The Sea Scouts held greasy pole competitions, swimming races, diving contests, and a great water tournament.
huge
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From this reading The latter event was great fun and turned out to be a huge success.
ideal
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From this reading It was ideal conditions for almost every event except sailing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were forty competitors a side, most of them in fancy dress.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was ideal conditions for almost every event except sailing.
latter
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From this reading The latter event was great fun and turned out to be a huge success.
little
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From this reading For three consecutive days the weather remained bright and with very little wind.
most
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From this reading There were forty competitors a side, most of them in fancy dress.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were forty competitors a side, most of them in fancy dress.
out
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From this reading The latter event was great fun and turned out to be a huge success.
pole
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From this reading The Sea Scouts held greasy pole competitions, swimming races, diving contests, and a great water tournament.
races
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From this reading The Sea Scouts held greasy pole competitions, swimming races, diving contests, and a great water tournament.
remained
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From this reading For three consecutive days the weather remained bright and with very little wind.
sailing
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From this reading It was ideal conditions for almost every event except sailing.
Scouts
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From this reading The Sea Scouts held greasy pole competitions, swimming races, diving contests, and a great water tournament.
Sea
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From this reading The Sea Scouts held greasy pole competitions, swimming races, diving contests, and a great water tournament.
side
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From this reading There were forty competitors a side, most of them in fancy dress.
success
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From this reading The latter event was great fun and turned out to be a huge success.
swimming
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From this reading The Sea Scouts held greasy pole competitions, swimming races, diving contests, and a great water tournament.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For three consecutive days the weather remained bright and with very little wind.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were forty competitors a side, most of them in fancy dress.
There
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From this reading There were forty competitors a side, most of them in fancy dress.
three
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From this reading For three consecutive days the weather remained bright and with very little wind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The latter event was great fun and turned out to be a huge success.
tournament
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From this reading The Sea Scouts held greasy pole competitions, swimming races, diving contests, and a great water tournament.
turned
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From this reading The latter event was great fun and turned out to be a huge success.
very
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From this reading For three consecutive days the weather remained bright and with very little wind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was ideal conditions for almost every event except sailing.
water
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From this reading The Sea Scouts held greasy pole competitions, swimming races, diving contests, and a great water tournament.
weather
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From this reading For three consecutive days the weather remained bright and with very little wind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were forty competitors a side, most of them in fancy dress.
wind
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From this reading For three consecutive days the weather remained bright and with very little wind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For three consecutive days the weather remained bright and with very little wind.
