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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 is one thing to face a desperate situation in the company of helpful friends.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading It is quite another to consider a grave peril alone, especially when chums are in danger.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then an unexpected visitor arrived.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Several hours passed, and Case heard nothing from the wanderers in the forest.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading It is quite another to consider a grave peril alone, especially when chums are in danger.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is quite another to consider a grave peril alone, especially when chums are in danger.
arrived
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From this reading Then an unexpected visitor arrived.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
board
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From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
CASE
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From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
chapter
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From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
chums
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From this reading It is quite another to consider a grave peril alone, especially when chums are in danger.
company
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From this reading It is one thing to face a desperate situation in the company of helpful friends.
consider
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From this reading It is quite another to consider a grave peril alone, especially when chums are in danger.
danger
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From this reading It is quite another to consider a grave peril alone, especially when chums are in danger.
described
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From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
desperate
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From this reading It is one thing to face a desperate situation in the company of helpful friends.
DOUBTS
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From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
especially
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From this reading It is quite another to consider a grave peril alone, especially when chums are in danger.
events
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From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
face
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From this reading It is one thing to face a desperate situation in the company of helpful friends.
forest
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From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
friends
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From this reading It is one thing to face a desperate situation in the company of helpful friends.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Several hours passed, and Case heard nothing from the wanderers in the forest.
grave
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From this reading It is quite another to consider a grave peril alone, especially when chums are in danger.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
heard
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From this reading Several hours passed, and Case heard nothing from the wanderers in the forest.
helpful
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From this reading It is one thing to face a desperate situation in the company of helpful friends.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
hours
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From this reading Several hours passed, and Case heard nothing from the wanderers in the forest.
imagined
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From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
impatiently
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From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is one thing to face a desperate situation in the company of helpful friends.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is one thing to face a desperate situation in the company of helpful friends.
last
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From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Several hours passed, and Case heard nothing from the wanderers in the forest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is one thing to face a desperate situation in the company of helpful friends.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is one thing to face a desperate situation in the company of helpful friends.
passed
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From this reading Several hours passed, and Case heard nothing from the wanderers in the forest.
peril
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From this reading It is quite another to consider a grave peril alone, especially when chums are in danger.
place
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From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
quite
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From this reading It is quite another to consider a grave peril alone, especially when chums are in danger.
Rambler
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From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
Several
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From this reading Several hours passed, and Case heard nothing from the wanderers in the forest.
situation
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From this reading It is one thing to face a desperate situation in the company of helpful friends.
taking
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From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
Then
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From this reading Then an unexpected visitor arrived.
thing
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From this reading It is one thing to face a desperate situation in the company of helpful friends.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is one thing to face a desperate situation in the company of helpful friends.
unexpected
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From this reading Then an unexpected visitor arrived.
visitor
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From this reading Then an unexpected visitor arrived.
waiting
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From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
wanderers
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From this reading Several hours passed, and Case heard nothing from the wanderers in the forest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
well
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From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It is quite another to consider a grave peril alone, especially when chums are in danger.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading CASE HAS HIS DOUBTS As may well be imagined, Case was waiting impatiently on board the _Rambler_ while the events described in the last chapter were taking place in the forest.
