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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 A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
Alex
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From this reading "Now, what do you think he wanted here, anyway?" asked Alex.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Joe answered the question by trotting up to the prow and snarling at the disappearing canoe.
answered
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anyway
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From this reading "Now, what do you think he wanted here, anyway?" asked Alex.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
asked
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Captain Joe answered the question by trotting up to the prow and snarling at the disappearing canoe.
bed
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From this reading "It looks to me," Alex said, "that we have struck a storm center of some kind, and I'm going to bed and think it over.
boat
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Captain Joe answered the question by trotting up to the prow and snarling at the disappearing canoe.
canoe
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
Captain
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
Case
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From this reading "Possibly he just dropped down to see if we were ready to start north," Case observed with a yawn.
caught
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading "It looks to me," Alex said, "that we have struck a storm center of some kind, and I'm going to bed and think it over.
disappeared
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
disappearing
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From this reading Captain Joe answered the question by trotting up to the prow and snarling at the disappearing canoe.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
down
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
dropped
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From this reading "Possibly he just dropped down to see if we were ready to start north," Case observed with a yawn.
fellow
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
going
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GUEST
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It looks to me," Alex said, "that we have struck a storm center of some kind, and I'm going to bed and think it over.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now, what do you think he wanted here, anyway?" asked Alex.
here
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From this reading "Now, what do you think he wanted here, anyway?" asked Alex.
I'm
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From this reading "It looks to me," Alex said, "that we have struck a storm center of some kind, and I'm going to bed and think it over.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Possibly he just dropped down to see if we were ready to start north," Case observed with a yawn.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It looks to me," Alex said, "that we have struck a storm center of some kind, and I'm going to bed and think it over.
Joe
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
Jule
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
just
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From this reading "Possibly he just dropped down to see if we were ready to start north," Case observed with a yawn.
kind
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From this reading "It looks to me," Alex said, "that we have struck a storm center of some kind, and I'm going to bed and think it over.
looks
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From this reading "It looks to me," Alex said, "that we have struck a storm center of some kind, and I'm going to bed and think it over.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It looks to me," Alex said, "that we have struck a storm center of some kind, and I'm going to bed and think it over.
north
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From this reading "Possibly he just dropped down to see if we were ready to start north," Case observed with a yawn.
Now
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From this reading "Now, what do you think he wanted here, anyway?" asked Alex.
observed
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From this reading "Possibly he just dropped down to see if we were ready to start north," Case observed with a yawn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "It looks to me," Alex said, "that we have struck a storm center of some kind, and I'm going to bed and think it over.
Possibly
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From this reading "Possibly he just dropped down to see if we were ready to start north," Case observed with a yawn.
prow
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From this reading Captain Joe answered the question by trotting up to the prow and snarling at the disappearing canoe.
prowling
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
question
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ready
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From this reading "Possibly he just dropped down to see if we were ready to start north," Case observed with a yawn.
river
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
said
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see
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From this reading "Possibly he just dropped down to see if we were ready to start north," Case observed with a yawn.
snarling
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From this reading Captain Joe answered the question by trotting up to the prow and snarling at the disappearing canoe.
some
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start
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From this reading "Possibly he just dropped down to see if we were ready to start north," Case observed with a yawn.
stem
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
storm
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From this reading "It looks to me," Alex said, "that we have struck a storm center of some kind, and I'm going to bed and think it over.
struck
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From this reading "It looks to me," Alex said, "that we have struck a storm center of some kind, and I'm going to bed and think it over.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
to assume or believe something is true
From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
think
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From this reading "Now, what do you think he wanted here, anyway?" asked Alex.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Joe answered the question by trotting up to the prow and snarling at the disappearing canoe.
TREACHEROUS
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
trotting
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From this reading Captain Joe answered the question by trotting up to the prow and snarling at the disappearing canoe.
up
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From this reading Captain Joe answered the question by trotting up to the prow and snarling at the disappearing canoe.
wanted
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From this reading "Now, what do you think he wanted here, anyway?" asked Alex.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Possibly he just dropped down to see if we were ready to start north," Case observed with a yawn.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Possibly he just dropped down to see if we were ready to start north," Case observed with a yawn.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now, what do you think he wanted here, anyway?" asked Alex.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Possibly he just dropped down to see if we were ready to start north," Case observed with a yawn.
yawn
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From this reading "Possibly he just dropped down to see if we were ready to start north," Case observed with a yawn.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A TREACHEROUS GUEST "Do you suppose that is the fellow Captain Joe caught prowling around the stem of the boat?" asked Jule as the canoe disappeared down the river.
