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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 THE NEW SCOUT Three weeks later the Wolf Patrol, again on a Saturday afternoon, were busy in their beloved headquarters.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Dick had brought his bicycle, and the Wolves were studying walking, running, and cycling tracks across their patch, when they were joined by a stranger.
afternoon
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From this reading THE NEW SCOUT Three weeks later the Wolf Patrol, again on a Saturday afternoon, were busy in their beloved headquarters.
again
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From this reading THE NEW SCOUT Three weeks later the Wolf Patrol, again on a Saturday afternoon, were busy in their beloved headquarters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dick had brought his bicycle, and the Wolves were studying walking, running, and cycling tracks across their patch, when they were joined by a stranger.
beloved
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From this reading THE NEW SCOUT Three weeks later the Wolf Patrol, again on a Saturday afternoon, were busy in their beloved headquarters.
bending
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From this reading The first to see the new-comer was Billy Seton; the rest were bending over the tracks which Dick's bicycle had just made.
bicycle
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From this reading Dick had brought his bicycle, and the Wolves were studying walking, running, and cycling tracks across their patch, when they were joined by a stranger.
Billy
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From this reading The first to see the new-comer was Billy Seton; the rest were bending over the tracks which Dick's bicycle had just made.
brought
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From this reading Dick had brought his bicycle, and the Wolves were studying walking, running, and cycling tracks across their patch, when they were joined by a stranger.
busy
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From this reading THE NEW SCOUT Three weeks later the Wolf Patrol, again on a Saturday afternoon, were busy in their beloved headquarters.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dick had brought his bicycle, and the Wolves were studying walking, running, and cycling tracks across their patch, when they were joined by a stranger.
cycling
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From this reading Dick had brought his bicycle, and the Wolves were studying walking, running, and cycling tracks across their patch, when they were joined by a stranger.
Dick
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From this reading Dick had brought his bicycle, and the Wolves were studying walking, running, and cycling tracks across their patch, when they were joined by a stranger.
Dick's
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From this reading The first to see the new-comer was Billy Seton; the rest were bending over the tracks which Dick's bicycle had just made.
fashion
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From this reading The new-comer promptly gave Billy the half-salute, and Billy returned it, and put out his left hand, which the stranger shook in grave fashion.
fifteen
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From this reading They had flattened out a tracking patch fifteen yards square.
first
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From this reading The first to see the new-comer was Billy Seton; the rest were bending over the tracks which Dick's bicycle had just made.
flattened
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From this reading They had flattened out a tracking patch fifteen yards square.
gave
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From this reading The new-comer promptly gave Billy the half-salute, and Billy returned it, and put out his left hand, which the stranger shook in grave fashion.
grave
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From this reading The new-comer promptly gave Billy the half-salute, and Billy returned it, and put out his left hand, which the stranger shook in grave fashion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had flattened out a tracking patch fifteen yards square.
half-salute
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From this reading The new-comer promptly gave Billy the half-salute, and Billy returned it, and put out his left hand, which the stranger shook in grave fashion.
hand
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From this reading The new-comer promptly gave Billy the half-salute, and Billy returned it, and put out his left hand, which the stranger shook in grave fashion.
headquarters
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From this reading THE NEW SCOUT Three weeks later the Wolf Patrol, again on a Saturday afternoon, were busy in their beloved headquarters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dick had brought his bicycle, and the Wolves were studying walking, running, and cycling tracks across their patch, when they were joined by a stranger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE NEW SCOUT Three weeks later the Wolf Patrol, again on a Saturday afternoon, were busy in their beloved headquarters.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The new-comer promptly gave Billy the half-salute, and Billy returned it, and put out his left hand, which the stranger shook in grave fashion.
joined
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From this reading Dick had brought his bicycle, and the Wolves were studying walking, running, and cycling tracks across their patch, when they were joined by a stranger.
just
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From this reading The first to see the new-comer was Billy Seton; the rest were bending over the tracks which Dick's bicycle had just made.
later
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From this reading THE NEW SCOUT Three weeks later the Wolf Patrol, again on a Saturday afternoon, were busy in their beloved headquarters.
left
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From this reading The new-comer promptly gave Billy the half-salute, and Billy returned it, and put out his left hand, which the stranger shook in grave fashion.
made
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From this reading The first to see the new-comer was Billy Seton; the rest were bending over the tracks which Dick's bicycle had just made.
NEW
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From this reading THE NEW SCOUT Three weeks later the Wolf Patrol, again on a Saturday afternoon, were busy in their beloved headquarters.
new-comer
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From this reading The first to see the new-comer was Billy Seton; the rest were bending over the tracks which Dick's bicycle had just made.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE NEW SCOUT Three weeks later the Wolf Patrol, again on a Saturday afternoon, were busy in their beloved headquarters.
out
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From this reading They had flattened out a tracking patch fifteen yards square.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The first to see the new-comer was Billy Seton; the rest were bending over the tracks which Dick's bicycle had just made.
patch
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From this reading They had flattened out a tracking patch fifteen yards square.
Patrol
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From this reading THE NEW SCOUT Three weeks later the Wolf Patrol, again on a Saturday afternoon, were busy in their beloved headquarters.
promptly
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From this reading The new-comer promptly gave Billy the half-salute, and Billy returned it, and put out his left hand, which the stranger shook in grave fashion.
put
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From this reading The new-comer promptly gave Billy the half-salute, and Billy returned it, and put out his left hand, which the stranger shook in grave fashion.
rest
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From this reading The first to see the new-comer was Billy Seton; the rest were bending over the tracks which Dick's bicycle had just made.
returned
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From this reading The new-comer promptly gave Billy the half-salute, and Billy returned it, and put out his left hand, which the stranger shook in grave fashion.
running
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From this reading Dick had brought his bicycle, and the Wolves were studying walking, running, and cycling tracks across their patch, when they were joined by a stranger.
Saturday
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From this reading THE NEW SCOUT Three weeks later the Wolf Patrol, again on a Saturday afternoon, were busy in their beloved headquarters.
SCOUT
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From this reading THE NEW SCOUT Three weeks later the Wolf Patrol, again on a Saturday afternoon, were busy in their beloved headquarters.
see
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From this reading The first to see the new-comer was Billy Seton; the rest were bending over the tracks which Dick's bicycle had just made.
Seton
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From this reading The first to see the new-comer was Billy Seton; the rest were bending over the tracks which Dick's bicycle had just made.
shook
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From this reading The new-comer promptly gave Billy the half-salute, and Billy returned it, and put out his left hand, which the stranger shook in grave fashion.
square
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From this reading They had flattened out a tracking patch fifteen yards square.
stranger
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From this reading Dick had brought his bicycle, and the Wolves were studying walking, running, and cycling tracks across their patch, when they were joined by a stranger.
studying
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From this reading Dick had brought his bicycle, and the Wolves were studying walking, running, and cycling tracks across their patch, when they were joined by a stranger.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW SCOUT Three weeks later the Wolf Patrol, again on a Saturday afternoon, were busy in their beloved headquarters.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE NEW SCOUT Three weeks later the Wolf Patrol, again on a Saturday afternoon, were busy in their beloved headquarters.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had flattened out a tracking patch fifteen yards square.
Three
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From this reading THE NEW SCOUT Three weeks later the Wolf Patrol, again on a Saturday afternoon, were busy in their beloved headquarters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first to see the new-comer was Billy Seton; the rest were bending over the tracks which Dick's bicycle had just made.
tracking
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From this reading They had flattened out a tracking patch fifteen yards square.
tracks
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From this reading Dick had brought his bicycle, and the Wolves were studying walking, running, and cycling tracks across their patch, when they were joined by a stranger.
walking
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From this reading Dick had brought his bicycle, and the Wolves were studying walking, running, and cycling tracks across their patch, when they were joined by a stranger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first to see the new-comer was Billy Seton; the rest were bending over the tracks which Dick's bicycle had just made.
weeks
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From this reading THE NEW SCOUT Three weeks later the Wolf Patrol, again on a Saturday afternoon, were busy in their beloved headquarters.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE NEW SCOUT Three weeks later the Wolf Patrol, again on a Saturday afternoon, were busy in their beloved headquarters.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Dick had brought his bicycle, and the Wolves were studying walking, running, and cycling tracks across their patch, when they were joined by a stranger.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The first to see the new-comer was Billy Seton; the rest were bending over the tracks which Dick's bicycle had just made.
Wolf
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From this reading THE NEW SCOUT Three weeks later the Wolf Patrol, again on a Saturday afternoon, were busy in their beloved headquarters.
Wolves
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From this reading Dick had brought his bicycle, and the Wolves were studying walking, running, and cycling tracks across their patch, when they were joined by a stranger.
yards
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From this reading They had flattened out a tracking patch fifteen yards square.
