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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 This did not prove to be exceedingly difficult, for there was a convenient rock with deep water around it on which they could disembark.
ADVENTURES
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From this reading THE ADVENTURES IN COLORADO When Professor Pludder, the President, and their companions on the aero-raft, saw the three men on the bluff motioning and shouting to them, they immediately sought the means of bringing their craft to land.
aero-raft
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ADVENTURES IN COLORADO When Professor Pludder, the President, and their companions on the aero-raft, saw the three men on the bluff motioning and shouting to them, they immediately sought the means of bringing their craft to land.
Ark
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From this reading "Mebbe you're Cosmo Versál, and that's yer Ark."
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading This did not prove to be exceedingly difficult, for there was a convenient rock with deep water around it on which they could disembark.
ashore
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From this reading The men ran down to meet them, and to help them ashore, exhibiting the utmost astonishment at seeing them there.
astonishment
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From this reading The men ran down to meet them, and to help them ashore, exhibiting the utmost astonishment at seeing them there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The men ran down to meet them, and to help them ashore, exhibiting the utmost astonishment at seeing them there.
bank
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From this reading "Whar in creation did _you_ come from?" exclaimed one, giving the professor a pull up the bank.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This did not prove to be exceedingly difficult, for there was a convenient rock with deep water around it on which they could disembark.
bluffadjectiveUS /blʌf/
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading THE ADVENTURES IN COLORADO When Professor Pludder, the President, and their companions on the aero-raft, saw the three men on the bluff motioning and shouting to them, they immediately sought the means of bringing their craft to land.
bringing
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From this reading THE ADVENTURES IN COLORADO When Professor Pludder, the President, and their companions on the aero-raft, saw the three men on the bluff motioning and shouting to them, they immediately sought the means of bringing their craft to land.
COLORADO
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Whar in creation did _you_ come from?" exclaimed one, giving the professor a pull up the bank.
companions
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convenient
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From this reading This did not prove to be exceedingly difficult, for there was a convenient rock with deep water around it on which they could disembark.
Cosmo
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From this reading "Mebbe you're Cosmo Versál, and that's yer Ark."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This did not prove to be exceedingly difficult, for there was a convenient rock with deep water around it on which they could disembark.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading THE ADVENTURES IN COLORADO When Professor Pludder, the President, and their companions on the aero-raft, saw the three men on the bluff motioning and shouting to them, they immediately sought the means of bringing their craft to land.
creation
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From this reading "Whar in creation did _you_ come from?" exclaimed one, giving the professor a pull up the bank.
deep
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From this reading This did not prove to be exceedingly difficult, for there was a convenient rock with deep water around it on which they could disembark.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This did not prove to be exceedingly difficult, for there was a convenient rock with deep water around it on which they could disembark.
difficult
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From this reading This did not prove to be exceedingly difficult, for there was a convenient rock with deep water around it on which they could disembark.
disembark
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From this reading This did not prove to be exceedingly difficult, for there was a convenient rock with deep water around it on which they could disembark.
down
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From this reading The men ran down to meet them, and to help them ashore, exhibiting the utmost astonishment at seeing them there.
exceedingly
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From this reading This did not prove to be exceedingly difficult, for there was a convenient rock with deep water around it on which they could disembark.
exclaimed
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exhibiting
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From this reading The men ran down to meet them, and to help them ashore, exhibiting the utmost astonishment at seeing them there.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This did not prove to be exceedingly difficult, for there was a convenient rock with deep water around it on which they could disembark.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Whar in creation did _you_ come from?" exclaimed one, giving the professor a pull up the bank.
giving
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From this reading "Whar in creation did _you_ come from?" exclaimed one, giving the professor a pull up the bank.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men ran down to meet them, and to help them ashore, exhibiting the utmost astonishment at seeing them there.
immediately
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INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ADVENTURES IN COLORADO When Professor Pludder, the President, and their companions on the aero-raft, saw the three men on the bluff motioning and shouting to them, they immediately sought the means of bringing their craft to land.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This did not prove to be exceedingly difficult, for there was a convenient rock with deep water around it on which they could disembark.
land
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From this reading THE ADVENTURES IN COLORADO When Professor Pludder, the President, and their companions on the aero-raft, saw the three men on the bluff motioning and shouting to them, they immediately sought the means of bringing their craft to land.
means
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From this reading THE ADVENTURES IN COLORADO When Professor Pludder, the President, and their companions on the aero-raft, saw the three men on the bluff motioning and shouting to them, they immediately sought the means of bringing their craft to land.
Mebbe
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From this reading "Mebbe you're Cosmo Versál, and that's yer Ark."
meet
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From this reading The men ran down to meet them, and to help them ashore, exhibiting the utmost astonishment at seeing them there.
men
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From this reading THE ADVENTURES IN COLORADO When Professor Pludder, the President, and their companions on the aero-raft, saw the three men on the bluff motioning and shouting to them, they immediately sought the means of bringing their craft to land.
motioning
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This did not prove to be exceedingly difficult, for there was a convenient rock with deep water around it on which they could disembark.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ADVENTURES IN COLORADO When Professor Pludder, the President, and their companions on the aero-raft, saw the three men on the bluff motioning and shouting to them, they immediately sought the means of bringing their craft to land.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ADVENTURES IN COLORADO When Professor Pludder, the President, and their companions on the aero-raft, saw the three men on the bluff motioning and shouting to them, they immediately sought the means of bringing their craft to land.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Whar in creation did _you_ come from?" exclaimed one, giving the professor a pull up the bank.
Pludder
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President
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Professor
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prove
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From this reading This did not prove to be exceedingly difficult, for there was a convenient rock with deep water around it on which they could disembark.
pull
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From this reading "Whar in creation did _you_ come from?" exclaimed one, giving the professor a pull up the bank.
ran
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From this reading The men ran down to meet them, and to help them ashore, exhibiting the utmost astonishment at seeing them there.
rock
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From this reading This did not prove to be exceedingly difficult, for there was a convenient rock with deep water around it on which they could disembark.
saw
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seeing
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From this reading The men ran down to meet them, and to help them ashore, exhibiting the utmost astonishment at seeing them there.
shouting
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From this reading THE ADVENTURES IN COLORADO When Professor Pludder, the President, and their companions on the aero-raft, saw the three men on the bluff motioning and shouting to them, they immediately sought the means of bringing their craft to land.
sought
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that's
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From this reading "Mebbe you're Cosmo Versál, and that's yer Ark."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ADVENTURES IN COLORADO When Professor Pludder, the President, and their companions on the aero-raft, saw the three men on the bluff motioning and shouting to them, they immediately sought the means of bringing their craft to land.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE ADVENTURES IN COLORADO When Professor Pludder, the President, and their companions on the aero-raft, saw the three men on the bluff motioning and shouting to them, they immediately sought the means of bringing their craft to land.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE ADVENTURES IN COLORADO When Professor Pludder, the President, and their companions on the aero-raft, saw the three men on the bluff motioning and shouting to them, they immediately sought the means of bringing their craft to land.
there
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From this reading This did not prove to be exceedingly difficult, for there was a convenient rock with deep water around it on which they could disembark.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE ADVENTURES IN COLORADO When Professor Pludder, the President, and their companions on the aero-raft, saw the three men on the bluff motioning and shouting to them, they immediately sought the means of bringing their craft to land.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This did not prove to be exceedingly difficult, for there was a convenient rock with deep water around it on which they could disembark.
three
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From this reading THE ADVENTURES IN COLORADO When Professor Pludder, the President, and their companions on the aero-raft, saw the three men on the bluff motioning and shouting to them, they immediately sought the means of bringing their craft to land.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ADVENTURES IN COLORADO When Professor Pludder, the President, and their companions on the aero-raft, saw the three men on the bluff motioning and shouting to them, they immediately sought the means of bringing their craft to land.
up
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From this reading "Whar in creation did _you_ come from?" exclaimed one, giving the professor a pull up the bank.
utmost
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From this reading The men ran down to meet them, and to help them ashore, exhibiting the utmost astonishment at seeing them there.
Versál
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From this reading "Mebbe you're Cosmo Versál, and that's yer Ark."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This did not prove to be exceedingly difficult, for there was a convenient rock with deep water around it on which they could disembark.
water
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From this reading This did not prove to be exceedingly difficult, for there was a convenient rock with deep water around it on which they could disembark.
Whar
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From this reading "Whar in creation did _you_ come from?" exclaimed one, giving the professor a pull up the bank.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE ADVENTURES IN COLORADO When Professor Pludder, the President, and their companions on the aero-raft, saw the three men on the bluff motioning and shouting to them, they immediately sought the means of bringing their craft to land.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This did not prove to be exceedingly difficult, for there was a convenient rock with deep water around it on which they could disembark.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This did not prove to be exceedingly difficult, for there was a convenient rock with deep water around it on which they could disembark.
yer
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From this reading "Mebbe you're Cosmo Versál, and that's yer Ark."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Whar in creation did _you_ come from?" exclaimed one, giving the professor a pull up the bank.
you're
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From this reading "Mebbe you're Cosmo Versál, and that's yer Ark."
