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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 A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
afternoon
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From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was reflecting that when he had been in a job he had seen two or three in a day as he traversed the town; he was quite sure of it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was reflecting that when he had been in a job he had seen two or three in a day as he traversed the town; he was quite sure of it.
Boy
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From this reading Chippy had tramped the town end to end and street by street in search of those cards marked 'Boy Wanted,' and had found none, or had failed to get the place.
BROTHER
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From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Chippy had tramped the town end to end and street by street in search of those cards marked 'Boy Wanted,' and had found none, or had failed to get the place.
capstan
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From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
cards
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From this reading Chippy had tramped the town end to end and street by street in search of those cards marked 'Boy Wanted,' and had found none, or had failed to get the place.
Chippy
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From this reading Chippy had tramped the town end to end and street by street in search of those cards marked 'Boy Wanted,' and had found none, or had failed to get the place.
day
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From this reading He was reflecting that when he had been in a job he had seen two or three in a day as he traversed the town; he was quite sure of it.
discouraged
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From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
dull
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From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
edge
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From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
end
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From this reading Chippy had tramped the town end to end and street by street in search of those cards marked 'Boy Wanted,' and had found none, or had failed to get the place.
failed
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From this reading Chippy had tramped the town end to end and street by street in search of those cards marked 'Boy Wanted,' and had found none, or had failed to get the place.
Flat
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From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
fortnight
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From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
found
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From this reading Chippy had tramped the town end to end and street by street in search of those cards marked 'Boy Wanted,' and had found none, or had failed to get the place.
get
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From this reading Chippy had tramped the town end to end and street by street in search of those cards marked 'Boy Wanted,' and had found none, or had failed to get the place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chippy had tramped the town end to end and street by street in search of those cards marked 'Boy Wanted,' and had found none, or had failed to get the place.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now they seemed to have vanished, or, when he lighted on one, it meant nothing.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was reflecting that when he had been in a job he had seen two or three in a day as he traversed the town; he was quite sure of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Chippy had tramped the town end to end and street by street in search of those cards marked 'Boy Wanted,' and had found none, or had failed to get the place.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was reflecting that when he had been in a job he had seen two or three in a day as he traversed the town; he was quite sure of it.
job
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From this reading He was reflecting that when he had been in a job he had seen two or three in a day as he traversed the town; he was quite sure of it.
lighted
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From this reading Now they seemed to have vanished, or, when he lighted on one, it meant nothing.
marked
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From this reading Chippy had tramped the town end to end and street by street in search of those cards marked 'Boy Wanted,' and had found none, or had failed to get the place.
meant
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From this reading Now they seemed to have vanished, or, when he lighted on one, it meant nothing.
Nearly
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From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Chippy had tramped the town end to end and street by street in search of those cards marked 'Boy Wanted,' and had found none, or had failed to get the place.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Now they seemed to have vanished, or, when he lighted on one, it meant nothing.
Now
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From this reading Now they seemed to have vanished, or, when he lighted on one, it meant nothing.
number
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From this reading There was so small a number of them, too.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Chippy had tramped the town end to end and street by street in search of those cards marked 'Boy Wanted,' and had found none, or had failed to get the place.
passed
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From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
perched
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From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
place
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From this reading Chippy had tramped the town end to end and street by street in search of those cards marked 'Boy Wanted,' and had found none, or had failed to get the place.
Quay
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From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
quite
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From this reading He was reflecting that when he had been in a job he had seen two or three in a day as he traversed the town; he was quite sure of it.
Raven
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From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
reflecting
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From this reading He was reflecting that when he had been in a job he had seen two or three in a day as he traversed the town; he was quite sure of it.
RESCUE
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From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
SCOUT
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From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
search
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From this reading Chippy had tramped the town end to end and street by street in search of those cards marked 'Boy Wanted,' and had found none, or had failed to get the place.
seemed
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From this reading Now they seemed to have vanished, or, when he lighted on one, it meant nothing.
seen
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From this reading He was reflecting that when he had been in a job he had seen two or three in a day as he traversed the town; he was quite sure of it.
small
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From this reading There was so small a number of them, too.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was so small a number of them, too.
street
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From this reading Chippy had tramped the town end to end and street by street in search of those cards marked 'Boy Wanted,' and had found none, or had failed to get the place.
sure
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From this reading He was reflecting that when he had been in a job he had seen two or three in a day as he traversed the town; he was quite sure of it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was reflecting that when he had been in a job he had seen two or three in a day as he traversed the town; he was quite sure of it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was so small a number of them, too.
There
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From this reading There was so small a number of them, too.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now they seemed to have vanished, or, when he lighted on one, it meant nothing.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Chippy had tramped the town end to end and street by street in search of those cards marked 'Boy Wanted,' and had found none, or had failed to get the place.
three
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From this reading He was reflecting that when he had been in a job he had seen two or three in a day as he traversed the town; he was quite sure of it.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
too
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From this reading There was so small a number of them, too.
town
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From this reading Chippy had tramped the town end to end and street by street in search of those cards marked 'Boy Wanted,' and had found none, or had failed to get the place.
tramped
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From this reading Chippy had tramped the town end to end and street by street in search of those cards marked 'Boy Wanted,' and had found none, or had failed to get the place.
traversed
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From this reading He was reflecting that when he had been in a job he had seen two or three in a day as he traversed the town; he was quite sure of it.
two
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From this reading He was reflecting that when he had been in a job he had seen two or three in a day as he traversed the town; he was quite sure of it.
vanished
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From this reading Now they seemed to have vanished, or, when he lighted on one, it meant nothing.
very
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From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
Wanted
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From this reading Chippy had tramped the town end to end and street by street in search of those cards marked 'Boy Wanted,' and had found none, or had failed to get the place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Nearly a fortnight passed, and one dull afternoon a very discouraged Raven was perched on a capstan at the edge of Quay Flat.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was reflecting that when he had been in a job he had seen two or three in a day as he traversed the town; he was quite sure of it.
