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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 At a signal from Fontenelle, the launch _Cartier_ drew up her anchor and followed.
added
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From this reading To Captain Joe's vicious barking was now added the surly voice of the bear cub, so the boys knew that the animals were not far away.
anchor
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From this reading At a signal from Fontenelle, the launch _Cartier_ drew up her anchor and followed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
animals
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From this reading To Captain Joe's vicious barking was now added the surly voice of the bear cub, so the boys knew that the animals were not far away.
approach
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From this reading Fontenelle greeted the approach of the animals to the boat with shouts of laughter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In fact, as they paused to investigate the ugly nose of the bulldog was pushed through the curtain of shrubbery at the edge of the stream, and Teddy leaped snarling into the water.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a signal from Fontenelle, the launch _Cartier_ drew up her anchor and followed.
away
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From this reading To Captain Joe's vicious barking was now added the surly voice of the bear cub, so the boys knew that the animals were not far away.
barking
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From this reading To Captain Joe's vicious barking was now added the surly voice of the bear cub, so the boys knew that the animals were not far away.
bear
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From this reading To Captain Joe's vicious barking was now added the surly voice of the bear cub, so the boys knew that the animals were not far away.
board
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From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
boat
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From this reading Fontenelle greeted the approach of the animals to the boat with shouts of laughter.
boys
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From this reading To Captain Joe's vicious barking was now added the surly voice of the bear cub, so the boys knew that the animals were not far away.
bulldog
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From this reading In fact, as they paused to investigate the ugly nose of the bulldog was pushed through the curtain of shrubbery at the edge of the stream, and Teddy leaped snarling into the water.
Captain
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From this reading To Captain Joe's vicious barking was now added the surly voice of the bear cub, so the boys knew that the animals were not far away.
Cartier
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From this reading At a signal from Fontenelle, the launch _Cartier_ drew up her anchor and followed.
Case
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From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
cub
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From this reading To Captain Joe's vicious barking was now added the surly voice of the bear cub, so the boys knew that the animals were not far away.
current
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From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
curtain
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From this reading In fact, as they paused to investigate the ugly nose of the bulldog was pushed through the curtain of shrubbery at the edge of the stream, and Teddy leaped snarling into the water.
DISCOVERY
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From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
drew
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From this reading At a signal from Fontenelle, the launch _Cartier_ drew up her anchor and followed.
edge
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From this reading In fact, as they paused to investigate the ugly nose of the bulldog was pushed through the curtain of shrubbery at the edge of the stream, and Teddy leaped snarling into the water.
fact
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From this reading In fact, as they paused to investigate the ugly nose of the bulldog was pushed through the curtain of shrubbery at the edge of the stream, and Teddy leaped snarling into the water.
far
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From this reading To Captain Joe's vicious barking was now added the surly voice of the bear cub, so the boys knew that the animals were not far away.
followed
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From this reading At a signal from Fontenelle, the launch _Cartier_ drew up her anchor and followed.
Fontenelle
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From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At a signal from Fontenelle, the launch _Cartier_ drew up her anchor and followed.
greeted
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From this reading Fontenelle greeted the approach of the animals to the boat with shouts of laughter.
hastened
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From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
headed
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From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
Howard
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From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, as they paused to investigate the ugly nose of the bulldog was pushed through the curtain of shrubbery at the edge of the stream, and Teddy leaped snarling into the water.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
investigate
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From this reading In fact, as they paused to investigate the ugly nose of the bulldog was pushed through the curtain of shrubbery at the edge of the stream, and Teddy leaped snarling into the water.
Joe's
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From this reading To Captain Joe's vicious barking was now added the surly voice of the bear cub, so the boys knew that the animals were not far away.
knew
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From this reading To Captain Joe's vicious barking was now added the surly voice of the bear cub, so the boys knew that the animals were not far away.
laughter
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From this reading Fontenelle greeted the approach of the animals to the boat with shouts of laughter.
launch
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From this reading At a signal from Fontenelle, the launch _Cartier_ drew up her anchor and followed.
leaped
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From this reading In fact, as they paused to investigate the ugly nose of the bulldog was pushed through the curtain of shrubbery at the edge of the stream, and Teddy leaped snarling into the water.
MAX
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From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
motion
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From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
nose
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From this reading In fact, as they paused to investigate the ugly nose of the bulldog was pushed through the curtain of shrubbery at the edge of the stream, and Teddy leaped snarling into the water.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To Captain Joe's vicious barking was now added the surly voice of the bear cub, so the boys knew that the animals were not far away.
now
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From this reading To Captain Joe's vicious barking was now added the surly voice of the bear cub, so the boys knew that the animals were not far away.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
paused
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From this reading In fact, as they paused to investigate the ugly nose of the bulldog was pushed through the curtain of shrubbery at the edge of the stream, and Teddy leaped snarling into the water.
pushed
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From this reading In fact, as they paused to investigate the ugly nose of the bulldog was pushed through the curtain of shrubbery at the edge of the stream, and Teddy leaped snarling into the water.
put
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From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
Rambler
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From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
shouts
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From this reading Fontenelle greeted the approach of the animals to the boat with shouts of laughter.
shrubbery
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From this reading In fact, as they paused to investigate the ugly nose of the bulldog was pushed through the curtain of shrubbery at the edge of the stream, and Teddy leaped snarling into the water.
signal
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From this reading At a signal from Fontenelle, the launch _Cartier_ drew up her anchor and followed.
snarling
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From this reading In fact, as they paused to investigate the ugly nose of the bulldog was pushed through the curtain of shrubbery at the edge of the stream, and Teddy leaped snarling into the water.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To Captain Joe's vicious barking was now added the surly voice of the bear cub, so the boys knew that the animals were not far away.
still
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From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
stream
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From this reading In fact, as they paused to investigate the ugly nose of the bulldog was pushed through the curtain of shrubbery at the edge of the stream, and Teddy leaped snarling into the water.
surly
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From this reading To Captain Joe's vicious barking was now added the surly voice of the bear cub, so the boys knew that the animals were not far away.
Teddy
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From this reading In fact, as they paused to investigate the ugly nose of the bulldog was pushed through the curtain of shrubbery at the edge of the stream, and Teddy leaped snarling into the water.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To Captain Joe's vicious barking was now added the surly voice of the bear cub, so the boys knew that the animals were not far away.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fact, as they paused to investigate the ugly nose of the bulldog was pushed through the curtain of shrubbery at the edge of the stream, and Teddy leaped snarling into the water.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading In fact, as they paused to investigate the ugly nose of the bulldog was pushed through the curtain of shrubbery at the edge of the stream, and Teddy leaped snarling into the water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
ugly
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From this reading In fact, as they paused to investigate the ugly nose of the bulldog was pushed through the curtain of shrubbery at the edge of the stream, and Teddy leaped snarling into the water.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
up
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From this reading At a signal from Fontenelle, the launch _Cartier_ drew up her anchor and followed.
vicious
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From this reading To Captain Joe's vicious barking was now added the surly voice of the bear cub, so the boys knew that the animals were not far away.
voice
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From this reading To Captain Joe's vicious barking was now added the surly voice of the bear cub, so the boys knew that the animals were not far away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Captain Joe's vicious barking was now added the surly voice of the bear cub, so the boys knew that the animals were not far away.
water
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From this reading In fact, as they paused to investigate the ugly nose of the bulldog was pushed through the curtain of shrubbery at the edge of the stream, and Teddy leaped snarling into the water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To Captain Joe's vicious barking was now added the surly voice of the bear cub, so the boys knew that the animals were not far away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE DISCOVERY OF MAX Case hastened to put the _Rambler_ under motion, and, with Fontenelle and Howard still on board, headed her into the current.
