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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 "It's a shame to sleep in that little cabin," Alex protested, "when we've got the whole wide world to snore in.
Alex
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From this reading "It's a shame to sleep in that little cabin," Alex protested, "when we've got the whole wide world to snore in.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
back
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From this reading I propose that we take down the hammocks and go back to our bunks."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That will be nice!"
boat
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From this reading Suppose you boys remain here on shore, and let me stand guard on the boat."
boys
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From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
bunks
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From this reading I propose that we take down the hammocks and go back to our bunks."
cabin
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From this reading "It's a shame to sleep in that little cabin," Alex protested, "when we've got the whole wide world to snore in.
Clay
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From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
down
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From this reading I propose that we take down the hammocks and go back to our bunks."
EXHIBITION
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From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
GIVES
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From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
go
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From this reading I propose that we take down the hammocks and go back to our bunks."
got
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From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
guard
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From this reading Suppose you boys remain here on shore, and let me stand guard on the boat."
hammocks
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From this reading I propose that we take down the hammocks and go back to our bunks."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
here
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From this reading Suppose you boys remain here on shore, and let me stand guard on the boat."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I propose that we take down the hammocks and go back to our bunks."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's a shame to sleep in that little cabin," Alex protested, "when we've got the whole wide world to snore in.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
It's
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From this reading "It's a shame to sleep in that little cabin," Alex protested, "when we've got the whole wide world to snore in.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Suppose you boys remain here on shore, and let me stand guard on the boat."
listened
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From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
little
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From this reading "It's a shame to sleep in that little cabin," Alex protested, "when we've got the whole wide world to snore in.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Suppose you boys remain here on shore, and let me stand guard on the boat."
nice
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From this reading "That will be nice!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Suppose you boys remain here on shore, and let me stand guard on the boat."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I propose that we take down the hammocks and go back to our bunks."
propose
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From this reading I propose that we take down the hammocks and go back to our bunks."
protested
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From this reading "It's a shame to sleep in that little cabin," Alex protested, "when we've got the whole wide world to snore in.
Rambler
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From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
remain
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From this reading Suppose you boys remain here on shore, and let me stand guard on the boat."
said
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From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
shame
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From this reading "It's a shame to sleep in that little cabin," Alex protested, "when we've got the whole wide world to snore in.
shore
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From this reading Suppose you boys remain here on shore, and let me stand guard on the boat."
sleep
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From this reading "It's a shame to sleep in that little cabin," Alex protested, "when we've got the whole wide world to snore in.
snore
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From this reading "It's a shame to sleep in that little cabin," Alex protested, "when we've got the whole wide world to snore in.
stand
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From this reading Suppose you boys remain here on shore, and let me stand guard on the boat."
SupposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
to assume or believe something is true
From this reading Suppose you boys remain here on shore, and let me stand guard on the boat."
sure
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From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
take
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From this reading I propose that we take down the hammocks and go back to our bunks."
TEDDY
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From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
There
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From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
thing
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From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
to-night
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From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
watch
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From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading TEDDY GIVES AN EXHIBITION "There is one sure thing," Clay said, as the boys listened, "and that is that we have got to watch the _Rambler_ to-night.
we've
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From this reading "It's a shame to sleep in that little cabin," Alex protested, "when we've got the whole wide world to snore in.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "It's a shame to sleep in that little cabin," Alex protested, "when we've got the whole wide world to snore in.
whole
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From this reading "It's a shame to sleep in that little cabin," Alex protested, "when we've got the whole wide world to snore in.
wide
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From this reading "It's a shame to sleep in that little cabin," Alex protested, "when we've got the whole wide world to snore in.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "That will be nice!"
world
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From this reading "It's a shame to sleep in that little cabin," Alex protested, "when we've got the whole wide world to snore in.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Suppose you boys remain here on shore, and let me stand guard on the boat."
