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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 "I don't know of any way of finding out unless we go to shore," Alex suggested, looking very much as if he would like to pay a visit to the blaze.
added
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From this reading "We might learn something of importance," he added rather coaxingly.
Alex
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From this reading "I don't know of any way of finding out unless we go to shore," Alex suggested, looking very much as if he would like to pay a visit to the blaze.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Suppose we do go and see."
any
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From this reading "I don't know of any way of finding out unless we go to shore," Alex suggested, looking very much as if he would like to pay a visit to the blaze.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I don't know of any way of finding out unless we go to shore," Alex suggested, looking very much as if he would like to pay a visit to the blaze.
back
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
blaze
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From this reading "I don't know of any way of finding out unless we go to shore," Alex suggested, looking very much as if he would like to pay a visit to the blaze.
CAPTAIN
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
Case
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
channel
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From this reading You know the story was printed that we were coming back to look up the lost channel."
coaxingly
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From this reading "We might learn something of importance," he added rather coaxingly.
come
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
coming
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From this reading You know the story was printed that we were coming back to look up the lost channel."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Suppose we do go and see."
don't
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From this reading "I don't know of any way of finding out unless we go to shore," Alex suggested, looking very much as if he would like to pay a visit to the blaze.
down
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
fellows
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
finding
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From this reading "I don't know of any way of finding out unless we go to shore," Alex suggested, looking very much as if he would like to pay a visit to the blaze.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
go
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From this reading "I don't know of any way of finding out unless we go to shore," Alex suggested, looking very much as if he would like to pay a visit to the blaze.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't know of any way of finding out unless we go to shore," Alex suggested, looking very much as if he would like to pay a visit to the blaze.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I don't know of any way of finding out unless we go to shore," Alex suggested, looking very much as if he would like to pay a visit to the blaze.
importance
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From this reading "We might learn something of importance," he added rather coaxingly.
JOE'S
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
know
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
learn
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From this reading "We might learn something of importance," he added rather coaxingly.
like
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
look
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From this reading You know the story was printed that we were coming back to look up the lost channel."
looking
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From this reading "I don't know of any way of finding out unless we go to shore," Alex suggested, looking very much as if he would like to pay a visit to the blaze.
lost
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From this reading You know the story was printed that we were coming back to look up the lost channel."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "We might learn something of importance," he added rather coaxingly.
much
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From this reading "I don't know of any way of finding out unless we go to shore," Alex suggested, looking very much as if he would like to pay a visit to the blaze.
NIGHT
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
observed
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I don't know of any way of finding out unless we go to shore," Alex suggested, looking very much as if he would like to pay a visit to the blaze.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
out
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From this reading "I don't know of any way of finding out unless we go to shore," Alex suggested, looking very much as if he would like to pay a visit to the blaze.
pay
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From this reading "I don't know of any way of finding out unless we go to shore," Alex suggested, looking very much as if he would like to pay a visit to the blaze.
printed
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From this reading You know the story was printed that we were coming back to look up the lost channel."
Rambler
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
rather
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From this reading "We might learn something of importance," he added rather coaxingly.
real
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
really
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
river
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
see
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From this reading "Suppose we do go and see."
shore
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From this reading "I don't know of any way of finding out unless we go to shore," Alex suggested, looking very much as if he would like to pay a visit to the blaze.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "We might learn something of importance," he added rather coaxingly.
story
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From this reading You know the story was printed that we were coming back to look up the lost channel."
suggested
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From this reading "I don't know of any way of finding out unless we go to shore," Alex suggested, looking very much as if he would like to pay a visit to the blaze.
SupposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
to assume or believe something is true
From this reading "Suppose we do go and see."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You know the story was printed that we were coming back to look up the lost channel."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
there
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading "I don't know of any way of finding out unless we go to shore," Alex suggested, looking very much as if he would like to pay a visit to the blaze.
up
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From this reading You know the story was printed that we were coming back to look up the lost channel."
very
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From this reading "I don't know of any way of finding out unless we go to shore," Alex suggested, looking very much as if he would like to pay a visit to the blaze.
VISIT
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
waiting
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You know the story was printed that we were coming back to look up the lost channel."
way
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From this reading "I don't know of any way of finding out unless we go to shore," Alex suggested, looking very much as if he would like to pay a visit to the blaze.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You know the story was printed that we were coming back to look up the lost channel."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You know the story was printed that we were coming back to look up the lost channel."
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
wreckers
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE'S NIGHT VISIT "I really would like to know," Case observed, "whether those fellows are real wreckers, or whether they have been waiting there for the _Rambler_ to come back down the river.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know the story was printed that we were coming back to look up the lost channel."
