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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 PATROL'S SURPRISE--A THIEF There were several quick feints, but neither loosed his ball.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Dick ran right in, and Chippy threw straight at him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then Dick let fly in turn, as Chippy sprang away to the right.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then Dick ran right in, and Chippy threw straight at him.
away
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From this reading Then Dick let fly in turn, as Chippy sprang away to the right.
ball
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From this reading THE PATROL'S SURPRISE--A THIEF There were several quick feints, but neither loosed his ball.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE PATROL'S SURPRISE--A THIEF There were several quick feints, but neither loosed his ball.
Chippy
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From this reading Then Dick ran right in, and Chippy threw straight at him.
clear
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From this reading But no sooner did the latter's quick eye detect that the ball had left Dick's hand than he dropped flat on his face, and the ball skimmed just clear of him.
clever
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From this reading The Wolves raised a howl of joy when their patrol-leader made a clever swerve and dodged the flying ball.
detect
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From this reading But no sooner did the latter's quick eye detect that the ball had left Dick's hand than he dropped flat on his face, and the ball skimmed just clear of him.
Dick
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From this reading Then Dick ran right in, and Chippy threw straight at him.
Dick's
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From this reading But no sooner did the latter's quick eye detect that the ball had left Dick's hand than he dropped flat on his face, and the ball skimmed just clear of him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But no sooner did the latter's quick eye detect that the ball had left Dick's hand than he dropped flat on his face, and the ball skimmed just clear of him.
dodged
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From this reading The Wolves raised a howl of joy when their patrol-leader made a clever swerve and dodged the flying ball.
dropped
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From this reading But no sooner did the latter's quick eye detect that the ball had left Dick's hand than he dropped flat on his face, and the ball skimmed just clear of him.
eye
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From this reading But no sooner did the latter's quick eye detect that the ball had left Dick's hand than he dropped flat on his face, and the ball skimmed just clear of him.
face
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From this reading But no sooner did the latter's quick eye detect that the ball had left Dick's hand than he dropped flat on his face, and the ball skimmed just clear of him.
feints
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From this reading THE PATROL'S SURPRISE--A THIEF There were several quick feints, but neither loosed his ball.
flat
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From this reading But no sooner did the latter's quick eye detect that the ball had left Dick's hand than he dropped flat on his face, and the ball skimmed just clear of him.
fly
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From this reading Then Dick let fly in turn, as Chippy sprang away to the right.
flying
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From this reading The Wolves raised a howl of joy when their patrol-leader made a clever swerve and dodged the flying ball.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But no sooner did the latter's quick eye detect that the ball had left Dick's hand than he dropped flat on his face, and the ball skimmed just clear of him.
hand
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From this reading But no sooner did the latter's quick eye detect that the ball had left Dick's hand than he dropped flat on his face, and the ball skimmed just clear of him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But no sooner did the latter's quick eye detect that the ball had left Dick's hand than he dropped flat on his face, and the ball skimmed just clear of him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then Dick ran right in, and Chippy threw straight at him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PATROL'S SURPRISE--A THIEF There were several quick feints, but neither loosed his ball.
howl
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From this reading The Wolves raised a howl of joy when their patrol-leader made a clever swerve and dodged the flying ball.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then Dick ran right in, and Chippy threw straight at him.
joy
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From this reading The Wolves raised a howl of joy when their patrol-leader made a clever swerve and dodged the flying ball.
just
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From this reading But no sooner did the latter's quick eye detect that the ball had left Dick's hand than he dropped flat on his face, and the ball skimmed just clear of him.
latter's
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From this reading But no sooner did the latter's quick eye detect that the ball had left Dick's hand than he dropped flat on his face, and the ball skimmed just clear of him.
left
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From this reading But no sooner did the latter's quick eye detect that the ball had left Dick's hand than he dropped flat on his face, and the ball skimmed just clear of him.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Then Dick let fly in turn, as Chippy sprang away to the right.
loosed
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From this reading THE PATROL'S SURPRISE--A THIEF There were several quick feints, but neither loosed his ball.
made
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From this reading The Wolves raised a howl of joy when their patrol-leader made a clever swerve and dodged the flying ball.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading THE PATROL'S SURPRISE--A THIEF There were several quick feints, but neither loosed his ball.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But no sooner did the latter's quick eye detect that the ball had left Dick's hand than he dropped flat on his face, and the ball skimmed just clear of him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Wolves raised a howl of joy when their patrol-leader made a clever swerve and dodged the flying ball.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But no sooner did the latter's quick eye detect that the ball had left Dick's hand than he dropped flat on his face, and the ball skimmed just clear of him.
PATROL'S
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From this reading THE PATROL'S SURPRISE--A THIEF There were several quick feints, but neither loosed his ball.
patrol-leader
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From this reading The Wolves raised a howl of joy when their patrol-leader made a clever swerve and dodged the flying ball.
quick
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From this reading THE PATROL'S SURPRISE--A THIEF There were several quick feints, but neither loosed his ball.
raised
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From this reading The Wolves raised a howl of joy when their patrol-leader made a clever swerve and dodged the flying ball.
ran
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From this reading Then Dick ran right in, and Chippy threw straight at him.
right
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From this reading Then Dick ran right in, and Chippy threw straight at him.
several
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From this reading THE PATROL'S SURPRISE--A THIEF There were several quick feints, but neither loosed his ball.
skimmed
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From this reading But no sooner did the latter's quick eye detect that the ball had left Dick's hand than he dropped flat on his face, and the ball skimmed just clear of him.
sooner
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From this reading But no sooner did the latter's quick eye detect that the ball had left Dick's hand than he dropped flat on his face, and the ball skimmed just clear of him.
sprang
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From this reading Then Dick let fly in turn, as Chippy sprang away to the right.
straight
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From this reading Then Dick ran right in, and Chippy threw straight at him.
SURPRISE
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From this reading THE PATROL'S SURPRISE--A THIEF There were several quick feints, but neither loosed his ball.
swerve
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From this reading The Wolves raised a howl of joy when their patrol-leader made a clever swerve and dodged the flying ball.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But no sooner did the latter's quick eye detect that the ball had left Dick's hand than he dropped flat on his face, and the ball skimmed just clear of him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But no sooner did the latter's quick eye detect that the ball had left Dick's hand than he dropped flat on his face, and the ball skimmed just clear of him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PATROL'S SURPRISE--A THIEF There were several quick feints, but neither loosed his ball.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Wolves raised a howl of joy when their patrol-leader made a clever swerve and dodged the flying ball.
Then
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From this reading Then Dick ran right in, and Chippy threw straight at him.
There
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From this reading THE PATROL'S SURPRISE--A THIEF There were several quick feints, but neither loosed his ball.
THIEF
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From this reading THE PATROL'S SURPRISE--A THIEF There were several quick feints, but neither loosed his ball.
threw
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From this reading Then Dick ran right in, and Chippy threw straight at him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Dick let fly in turn, as Chippy sprang away to the right.
turn
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From this reading Then Dick let fly in turn, as Chippy sprang away to the right.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE PATROL'S SURPRISE--A THIEF There were several quick feints, but neither loosed his ball.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Wolves raised a howl of joy when their patrol-leader made a clever swerve and dodged the flying ball.
Wolves
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From this reading The Wolves raised a howl of joy when their patrol-leader made a clever swerve and dodged the flying ball.
