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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 "He'll be saying, 'Where am I?' in a minute!"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Alex cried, dancing joyfully about the prostrate figure.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
Alex
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From this reading Alex cried, dancing joyfully about the prostrate figure.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "He'll be saying, 'Where am I?' in a minute!"
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He'll be saying, 'Where am I?' in a minute!"
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
CHARTER
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From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
Clay
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From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
cried
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From this reading Alex cried, dancing joyfully about the prostrate figure.
dancing
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From this reading Alex cried, dancing joyfully about the prostrate figure.
deck
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From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
eyes
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From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
faces
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From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
figure
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From this reading Alex cried, dancing joyfully about the prostrate figure.
FOUND
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From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
friends
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From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He'll have to say, 'Where am I?' and I'll have to tell him that he mustn't talk.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He'll have to say, 'Where am I?' and I'll have to tell him that he mustn't talk.
He'll
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From this reading "He'll be saying, 'Where am I?' in a minute!"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He'll have to say, 'Where am I?' and I'll have to tell him that he mustn't talk.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He'll be saying, 'Where am I?' in a minute!"
I'll
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From this reading He'll have to say, 'Where am I?' and I'll have to tell him that he mustn't talk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He'll be saying, 'Where am I?' in a minute!"
instant
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From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
joyfully
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From this reading Alex cried, dancing joyfully about the prostrate figure.
know
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From this reading "That is the usual thing in stories, you know.
laid
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From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
LOST
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From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
minute
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From this reading "He'll be saying, 'Where am I?' in a minute!"
mustn't
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From this reading He'll have to say, 'Where am I?' and I'll have to tell him that he mustn't talk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
opened
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From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
prostrate
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From this reading Alex cried, dancing joyfully about the prostrate figure.
say
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From this reading He'll have to say, 'Where am I?' and I'll have to tell him that he mustn't talk.
saying
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From this reading "He'll be saying, 'Where am I?' in a minute!"
smiled
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From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
stories
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From this reading "That is the usual thing in stories, you know.
talk
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From this reading He'll have to say, 'Where am I?' and I'll have to tell him that he mustn't talk.
tell
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From this reading He'll have to say, 'Where am I?' and I'll have to tell him that he mustn't talk.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is the usual thing in stories, you know.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
thing
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From this reading "That is the usual thing in stories, you know.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He'll have to say, 'Where am I?' and I'll have to tell him that he mustn't talk.
up
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From this reading THE LOST CHARTER IS FOUND An instant after being laid on the deck, however, Clay opened his eyes and smiled up into the faces of his friends.
usual
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From this reading "That is the usual thing in stories, you know.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "He'll be saying, 'Where am I?' in a minute!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That is the usual thing in stories, you know.
